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    Hello all,

    What would be the best polish for cleaning blades that have a drawing on the blade. I want to give mine some new shine but don't want the etching to fade away.

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    there is no such polish, anything abrasive will take off partially or fully the gold wash depending on the polish and how it is used.
    I guess best way to go about cleaning the blade would be a cue tip with some Maas, Flitz, or Mothers Aluminum& Mag adng entle work around the gold wash.
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    At least the razor looks pretty good to begin with! You could also try cutting electrical tape and sticking it on over the gold wash while you polish around the rest.

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    Thank you both. I'll be very careful indeed with the electrical tape. And use a cue tip to make sure that I don't touch the logo.

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    painters tape would work better for taping exact lines, there is a scratchless buffing compound sold on some knife making websites; the stuff i have is pink (hence: pink scratchless). Won't remove scratch marks, but will shine a blade really well, but won't remove etching either.
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    Thanks tiddle. The painters tape is a good idea. Much easier to tape with than the electrical tape. Will visit the hardware store this week to get it and will take a look at that buffing compound aswell.

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