07-07-2012, 08:35 AM
Continued from:
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-...ing-part-2
Now we can safely polish the razor with a high quality and gentle polish designed for Silver. I would not recommend general metal polishes even if they say, safe for Silver. I use Hagerty Silversmith's polish which can be found at Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/Hagerty-10120-Silv...ver+polish
![[Image: 31Mlm6qyWYL._AA300_.jpg]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Mlm6qyWYL._AA300_.jpg)
Now we begin to polish with a clean soft rag. When the rag is full of remaining oxide, use another rag. It is also wise to wear latex or neoprene gloves to keep oxide from getting into the grooves of your fingerprints. That can get the oxide right back on the razor. After some polishing here is the finished product.
![[Image: 14234419420_525dacbb51_z.jpg]](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/14234419420_525dacbb51_z.jpg)
This in total took about 1 hour to complete. It went from dregs and rags to spiffy and shiny.
I hope when you see that old tired Single Edge that you think of the beauty that lies below the grime and take a chance on it! You might just be pleasantly surprised. Lastly, yes, they are excellent razors to use, not just to look at!
Enjoy your shaves!
http://shavenook.com/thread-the-science-...ing-part-2
Now we can safely polish the razor with a high quality and gentle polish designed for Silver. I would not recommend general metal polishes even if they say, safe for Silver. I use Hagerty Silversmith's polish which can be found at Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/Hagerty-10120-Silv...ver+polish
Now we begin to polish with a clean soft rag. When the rag is full of remaining oxide, use another rag. It is also wise to wear latex or neoprene gloves to keep oxide from getting into the grooves of your fingerprints. That can get the oxide right back on the razor. After some polishing here is the finished product.
This in total took about 1 hour to complete. It went from dregs and rags to spiffy and shiny.
I hope when you see that old tired Single Edge that you think of the beauty that lies below the grime and take a chance on it! You might just be pleasantly surprised. Lastly, yes, they are excellent razors to use, not just to look at!
Enjoy your shaves!
07-07-2012, 08:45 AM
(07-07-2012, 08:35 AM)GDCarrington Wrote: This in total took about 1 hour to complete. It went from dregs and rags to spiffy and shiny.
I hope when you see that old tired Single Edge that you think of the beauty that lies below the grime and take a chance on it! You might just be pleasantly surprised. Lastly, yes, they are excellent razors to use, not just to look at!
Hi Gary
Thanks for the (3 part) write up and I believe the end result speaks for itself, very! nice indeed
Take care, Mike
07-07-2012, 10:12 AM
(07-07-2012, 09:46 AM)Tonality Wrote: This is a fantastic method. I will surely be using it and hopefully showing my results on a single ring I am expecting next week.
The reason why I posted this is because some people polish directly and they may have some plating weak spots or damage and that makes it worse. Restore and protect as much of the plate as you can before polishing. The polish I chose is gentle (more gentle than Mass or even Flitz) and has a protective formula to reduce (not eliminate) tarnishing in the future.
07-07-2012, 02:58 PM
Gary,
Used the baking soda, hot water and aluminum foil treatment on about 4 razors and then remembered my late 19th century quadruple plated silver shaving scuttle that was nearly black. Gave that a couple of treatments and it's unrecognizable. Simply transformed. Now I've ordered some of the silver polish and will give that a whirl once it arrives.
A really useful series of posts. Thanks so much.
mark
Used the baking soda, hot water and aluminum foil treatment on about 4 razors and then remembered my late 19th century quadruple plated silver shaving scuttle that was nearly black. Gave that a couple of treatments and it's unrecognizable. Simply transformed. Now I've ordered some of the silver polish and will give that a whirl once it arrives.
A really useful series of posts. Thanks so much.
mark
07-08-2012, 08:38 AM
Another great write up Gary and a fantastic job on the single ring.
Have you ever tried this product on razors that may have some plate loss? http://www.silversecret.com/index.php?s=products
On many silver restoration sites the Silver Secret along with Hagerty's gets very high praise.
Have you ever tried this product on razors that may have some plate loss? http://www.silversecret.com/index.php?s=products
On many silver restoration sites the Silver Secret along with Hagerty's gets very high praise.
07-08-2012, 12:45 PM
(07-08-2012, 08:38 AM)Azarius Wrote: Another great write up Gary and a fantastic job on the single ring.
Have you ever tried this product on razors that may have some plate loss? http://www.silversecret.com/index.php?s=products
On many silver restoration sites the Silver Secret along with Hagerty's gets very high praise.
No, but you have me very interested Arley. Very interested indeed!
Thanks for the tip!
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