Cleaning stag after buffing?

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Jason Ritchie
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Seems I should know this but I don't. What's the best way to clean up stag after buffing, soft bristle brush and soap? How do you get the buff compound out of the crevasses? Looking forward to hearing your methods. Thanks!
 
Easy enough. Thanks Adam. I actually have a compound I bought from K&G made for natural materials bone and stag. Similar to white I think?
 
Hit it with Mothers Carnuba car wax. Most of the gunk comes off with the wax, a loose buffimg wheel just for wax gets the rest. The other side of the buffer that does the wax wears a plain sisal wheel and it will reach way down for any gunk the loose buff doesn't get. But 99.9% of it comes free with the wax and the buff. Elk is probably the handle material I use the most. I seldom use the sisal wheel. but it does work good on jigged bone and sheephorn etc too.

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Horsewright said:
Hit it with Mothers Carnuba car wax. Most of the gunk comes off with the wax, a loose buffimg wheel just for wax gets the rest. The other side of the buffer that does the wax wears a plain sisal wheel and it will reach way down for any gunk the loose buff doesn't get. But 99.9% of it comes free with the wax and the buff. Elk is probably the handle material I use the most. I seldom use the sisal wheel. but it does work good on jigged bone and sheephorn etc too.

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SBuzek said:
Yep, Mother's Carnuba wax and a loose buff.
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Just curious and I feel kinda dumb for asking. But since the wax comes in a can, do you guys just scoop it out of the can and put it in a plastic bag to apply to a buff? The stuff is kinda soft and slippery especially when its warm. It also seems to crumble easy to me.
 
Diego_B said:
Just curious and I feel kinda dumb for asking. But since the wax comes in a can, do you guys just scoop it out of the can and put it in a plastic bag to apply to a buff? The stuff is kinda soft and slippery especially when its warm. It also seems to crumble easy to me.
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No, apply with a cottonball to the knife. You'll be surprised at the gunk that come off the on the cottonball. After it glazes over I hit it with the buff. The wax can actually says its a cleaner too and I do the whole knife. I rub pretty firm. I'll come back with a clean cottonball and fresh wax and go more softly over the knife making sure it has an even coat. Then let it glaze over.
 
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No, apply with a cottonball to the knife. You'll be surprised at the gunk that come off the on the cottonball. After it glazes over I hit it with the buff. The wax can actually says its a cleaner too and I do the whole knife. I rub pretty firm. I'll come back with a clean cottonball and fresh wax and go more softly over the knife making sure it has an even coat. Then let it glaze over.
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So if I’m correct, liberally rub and apply some wax to the handle and let it glaze over, then buff. After that you apply wax to the rest of the knife let it glaze then buff.

Yes, the paste wax is a cleaner wax. Which means it has a small amount of polish abrasive in it to clean off light contamination on a cars clear coat. I wonder if the small polish effect has any noticeable effect over non cleaner waxes?
 
Here is how I clean up stag after buffing:
I use Turtle carnauba cleaner/wax. (Auto store)
Scrub it in with a sponge (I use a leather cleaning/saddle soap sponge). Use plenty of it.
Wipe off the excess with a terrycloth rag/towel, (I buy these at the restaurant supply or Costco in big bundles)
Clean it out with a stiff bristle vegetable/scrub brush. (Get a couple of them)
Buff by hand with an old Tee-shirt. (Good way to clear your closet of those 50 tee-shirts that have holes and paint on them.)
Note - Throw away the towels and shirts when used up or too dirty. They are not worth cleaning and are a fire hazard laying around the shop full of wax and oil.

I can't remember for sure, but I think Ed Fowler told me this method. If not Ed, it was Bill Moran.
 
Diego_B said:
So if I’m correct, liberally rub and apply some wax to the handle and let it glaze over, then buff. After that you apply wax to the rest of the knife let it glaze then buff.

Yes, the paste wax is a cleaner wax. Which means it has a small amount of polish abrasive in it to clean off light contamination on a cars clear coat. I wonder if the small polish effect has any noticeable effect over non cleaner waxes?
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Think of it this way. The first coat I'm kinda scrubbing on to clean off gunk. The second coat done, immediately after is to try and get an even wax coat on the knife for buffing off later after it has hazed up. I have tried other waxes, other brands etc. None work as well as the Mothers.

Geez Stacy everyone knows you are suppose to save the old t shirts in a basket under the leather bench. What else ya gonna apply the Bag Kote finish with?

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Think of it this way. The first coat I'm kinda scrubbing on to clean off gunk. The second coat done, immediately after is to try and get an even wax coat on the knife for buffing off later after it has hazed up. I have tried other waxes, other brands etc. None work as wellas the Mothers.

Geez Stacy everyone knows you are suppose to save the old t shirts in a basket under the leather bench. What else ya gonna apply the Bag Kote finish with?

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Ok I see now! Thanks for the tips!
 
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