As I continue on with my straight razor adventure, I read an article on the Badger and Blade site in regards to using polishing compounds to clean up a razor. The article was full of info and I decided to give it a try.
I had to order a custom built polishing booth...from Costco.
I did but some Dico polishing compounds from my local Ace store. When I brought them home and opened them up, I saw they were rock hard. I panicked but then armed with Google I read that they were meant to be that way. I was having some issues loading up my rotary tool buffing wheel when I thought of using a tool from my wife's scrapbooking tool kit. I used an embossing heat gun to warm up the polishing compounds to make them easier to use. Viola! It worked. The blade is partially polished because I wanted to see the different stages of polishing from the compounds.
After I get some polishing time under my belt with the straight razors I will be polishing up some of my test mule knives to match the polished bevel.
This hobby feels like it is going to get expensive.
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I had to order a custom built polishing booth...from Costco.
I did but some Dico polishing compounds from my local Ace store. When I brought them home and opened them up, I saw they were rock hard. I panicked but then armed with Google I read that they were meant to be that way. I was having some issues loading up my rotary tool buffing wheel when I thought of using a tool from my wife's scrapbooking tool kit. I used an embossing heat gun to warm up the polishing compounds to make them easier to use. Viola! It worked. The blade is partially polished because I wanted to see the different stages of polishing from the compounds.
After I get some polishing time under my belt with the straight razors I will be polishing up some of my test mule knives to match the polished bevel.
This hobby feels like it is going to get expensive.
m-
