Thread: A 1920s Boker, needs a little non aggressive cleaning.

Hi,
I have finally obtained my first Boker, ITs a 6/8 extra hollow spanish point. I LOVE IT, easy to use, nice results. I got it for the barter of two razors nearing the end of there lifes. The BOKER has some tarnish on it(i was aware of this during the transaction) and i would like to get rid of a little. However i do not want a full restoration, i don't want to deface the light texts. I also don't want a light restoration leaving visible pits. I want to be able to smooth down the devils spit and take off a patch of active rust. What would you recommend?

Restoration is pretty much always a balancing act between the damage that is there and the steel below..

The best bet is to start with the least intrusive system

A Q-tip dipped in MAAS (or any good polish) a a good starter system
Another system would be to try a FiberGlass Cleaning pen

Fiberglass Rust Brush Detail Prep & Cleaning Tool : Amazon.com : Automotive

After that starts heavy duty Restoration

Of course you always have to deal with "Glen's First Law of Restore" which states

"The depth of the pitting will inevitably be just deeper then the depth of the etch"

Thank you, i have talked to a buddy of mine and he has tried to convince me to use a type of steel wool? I am not sure about that. What do you think?

Never had good results with steel wool myself, but I have heard of people using it in combination with a Polish and they say it works
Also Aluminum Foil, used much the same way, I have heard people say gives good results, again I haven't had much luck with it.

Theses are all ways to do light Restoration, I tried them out when I was first learning restore techniques..