Thread: Dremel polishing

Gentleman I've been having great success cleaning up straights with my Dremel tool.This process has been used by many people and I can't take credit for the procedure but I added some things and so far so good so thought I would share it:
What you will need
Dremel tool battery operated
Dico buffing compounds: use in this order
E5 grey
Cr1 red
Wr1 white
Chr oxide paste
Maas
All available at ace hardware except the chr oxide paste many vendors have it..


Dremel polishing wheels 1/2
Scrubbing bubbles bathroom cleaner

Before polishing razor
Now I apply the e5 polishing compound using the Dremel I just spin the wheel inside the compound tube until its loaded and apply it to the blade, don't raise the Dremel speed above 2 and b very careful near the edge of the blade. wipe off the e5 pic of it wiped off now move on to the cr 1 polish red in color making sure to change the Dremel wheel picture of the cr1 applied
Same thing wipe it off next is the wr1 wipe it off now last buffing compound I use is the chromium oxide paste loaded on to the wheel next post..

Chromium oxide wiped off now I apply Maas to the blade and scrub and wipe by hand , then place blade in sink spray with the scrubbing bubbles scrub with toothbrush and dry with a clean rag and u get the final product

Hope u guys enjoy!!

If u look closely the etching in the blade does remain its just clean and shiny now

I would put a big + on watch the edges !! Have you used it for other things too ?

My first restore was done with a dremel, works fine as long as you watch the direction of rotation, and the edge of the blade. Nicely done.

Tried to sand a dovo with it when first started straight razor shaving didn't know what i was doing, didn't use grease less compounds and left a dent in the dovo plus tons of scratches
I just do light restores now rep inning cleaning rescaling thats it

Thx Airport!! I will definitely give your method a try. I have just started getting into buffing/repinning razors, but don't really know what I'm doing as of yet. Right now, I have a cordless Dremel and use red & green Jewelers Rouge buffing compound, and Mother's Metal Polish to finish. It seems to work pretty well, but your method is more thorough.

I'm going to get the supplies this week and will be sure to post my results!

Oh one more question: Is it true that you have to watch the speed/pressure of the Dremel? I heard that the heat buildup can ruin the temper of your razor...

Nice job. Looks really nice.

It is a task to do carefully. If you're not it can grab the blade right out of your hand. Experience has shown me to start on a 'caste away' that you won't be missing if anything happens.