"Flitz" Polish compound

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Hello, I while back someone told me this is good for highly polished blued or non-blued steels. Would this work well on this polished blades?? Maybe the mirror polished screw heads.... I don't know.
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Someone just gave me some and I don't really want to use it with out hearing from others about its results. Anybody had any experience with this stuff??
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Later, JC

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Jonathan Chubb
 
It will clean almost ANYTHING off of bare metal,(even anodization and some coatings).

It does polish so it will brighten also, the softer the the metal the brighter it becomes. IT IS MILDLY ABRASIVE; so keep that in mind.

But on bare metal, it RULES ! imho

i dissasemble and clean my sebenza with hot soapy water every couple of months.

Then i wipe down every part with it(wipe off
immediatly) then oil pivot area and reassemble.

after that nothing sticks to it u cant remove
with a damp r dry cloth. It also protects
against rust and tarnishing on all metals.

Great for guns too.

hope this helps, mark

PS:use it on a STROPE made of old demin and
it will keep your edge in hair popping
condition. i have yet to have to use
anything else on my edge.
 
Flitz won't harm harm your knife but I prefer to use Metal-Glo on the titanium. Basically, it's the same but with no abrasives. It does a great job on the bead blasted handles without affecting the finish at all. Prolonged use of Flitz could have an effect if rubbed too vigorously over a long time. No such problem with Metal-Glo.
Same cleaning action, just gentler.

Cyberslacker is right about the strop dressing too. Flitz is an excellent compound to put on a strop, whether you are using a homemade one or a professional model.


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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com
("Have a knife day!")
 
Flitz now also makes a liquid polishing compound without abrasives. Comes in a squirt bottle, saw it at a local gun store.

Dave
 
It most certainly will remove deep stains (like those from dipping your blade into rum and coke, but that's another story), and removes oxidation and polishes. It will also gradually dull a stonewash finish from 'sparkly' into something more like low satin, and turn a bead blast ti bolter into shiney in a flash. Point is, it was intended for use on polished surfaces.

[This message has been edited by RKnight (edited 05-14-2001).]
 
Hmmmm.... rum and coke?? Were you trying to find a substitute for ferric chloride to use to etch damascus blades??
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Walt
 
I don;t think I would use flitz on anything with a mirror finish. Might dull that up a tad. And if you like a bead blast finish I would stay away from flitz cause it will begin to polish that finish out. Other than that I love the stuff. Use it on all my knives. Cleans all kinda of garbage off. Metalglo is real good too. I use it on expensive knives that I don't want a true abrasive polishing compund on. Both good stuff though.
 
Anybody use that Flitz liquid yet? I've seen it, and didn't have an immediate need, but wondered how it would perform.

Walt- Funny as hell, as usual!
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Brandon
 
Dennis-

I tried Metal-Glo on the handles last night. Never thought of that, just mostly used cleaner/lube and a cloth. It made a real difference. Thanks for the tip!

Brandon
 
Just so none of you make a mistake...
I can tell you from personal experience that Metal-Glo WILL remove many of the coatings on your blades and the handles. It does have abrasives in it.

Ive been using this stuff for years now and it is what I use to remove the bead blasting from many of my blades, it only takes a little rubbing. I also used Metal-Glo to remove most of the finish on the handles of my large plain Sebenza.

Ive tried them all and I always come back to Metal-Glo, Great stuff.

 
You're welcome, Brandon.

Keith is right. Any of the cleaner/polishes will remove finish if used agressively. However, of the three cleaners that I carry in the store and use regularly: Flitz, Simichrome and Metal-glo, Metal-glo seems to be the gentlest and least abrasive.

The way I use it is simply to wipe it on and wipe it off before it dries, with very little scrubbing action. I just rub hard enough to remove all traces of the compound and, by the time it is all wiped off, the metal is clean. Very little, if any, polishing action is needed.

I used Flitz on the blade of my own Sebenza to get a lot of scratches and sandpaper, (Yup, you read it right, long story), marks off. I had to do some serious rubbing & polishing to get the blade to shine a bit and the stonewashed finish is long gone but it doesn't look too bad. Now, it has what I call "character". Still cuts better than anything else I have, even when it gets dull. I USE this knife.

Of the three compounds, this is how they rank in abrasiveness, in my experience, from most to least: Flitz, Simichrome and Metal-glo. Flitz gets used for serious cleaning and scratch removal. Simichrome gets used for high gloss polishing and Metal-glo gets used for everything else, especially when all thats needed is cleaning without having to do any serious polishing.

Keith is right, though. If you get carried away and rub too hard for too long, you will start to remove the finish on whatever you are polishing.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com
("Have a knife day!")
www.wrightknife.com

[This message has been edited by Dennis Wright (edited 05-17-2001).]
 
Hi Dennis! Dennis is correct in what he told you. Also, he is correct in that the paste over time could possibly deplete coatings, though I HAVE used it sparingly on blued surfaces and it works well. I would definitely use the paste on Titanium.
As far as the "polishing" liquid compound in the squirt bottle, I have been using it for over three years now, (yes, it's been out that long). It is milder than the paste and WILL NOT scratch, (though the paste isn't all THAT abrasive). The liquid is THE ticket for highly polished surfaces. Use it sparingly, it goes a long way.
By the way, a lot of reloaders use it in their brass tumblers. It also is a wonder on Glock pistols Tennifer finishes.
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I only have experience with the liquid Flitz and have found it to be effective in removing stain marks on my user knives. The bottle does say that it "contains no ammonia or abrasives." A very small amount of the cleaner is all that is needed to clean a blade. I may try to experiment with the paste version to intentionally polish up a bead blast finished blade.

Further, the bottle also discloses that the product is "USDA Authorized for use in Federally Inspected Meat & Poultry Plants." I don't know if this means that cleaning your blade with Flitz makes it safe for cutting food. (I suspect they're referring to the cleaning of stainless steel counters, sinks, etc.).
 
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