How to polish a brass razor

Now once you've got that razor nice and shiny, I'm going to show you an easy way to keep it that way.



For one, you should have these in your house anyway.  I've been using them for years as they easily remove the little brown dots that form on the burner markers on my smooth top stove.  But quite by accident one day I was using one to clean some stuff off a tray.  I noticed that the spot was not only clean but a bit shiny too.  That gave me the idea to try it on my polished Timeless bronze razor that had developed quite a bit of patina.  Within minutes the razor was as shiny as new.

Be careful about brass. It may bring some green color in somewhere(cry). I put it in brasso and then put it in buck(NaHCo3).That's work well

Been trying to polish a Brassbird, but man those flutes on the handle really make it tough....

This stuff right here, is an hidden gem, and the answer to your polishing prayers. Use this in combination with a micro fiber lint free cloth, and this will make patina go away, and bring back the shinny polished look, of when it was brand new.

Wear rubber gloves. That stuff is great but hard on the skin.

BKF has oxalic acid as one of its ingredients. Plus some kind of surfactant.

I have tried a home made paste made of vinegar and baking soda (only apply after fizzing reaction stops).
Also works with half a lemon...just scrape the exposed lemon surface across a container of baking soda,
then use the lemon as an applicator. Keep squeezing lemon gently to release juice as you apply for the
chemical reaction to occur.
Good results from both.

Plastic/ceramic /pyrex bowl
lined with Aluminum foil,shinny side facing
upwards .Add a tablespoon of baking soda
and fill with hot ,very hot water .
Place the brass/bronze/copper/silver plated razor into the bowl in contact with the aluminum foil  ,completely submerged into the baking soda solution .
Leave it there for 5 minutes up to 20 minutes .
After removing the razor , rinse with water and wipe dry .
Shinny as new!

Video is showing the method on silver 
items.But it works just as good with items made of copper and its alloys ( brasses & bronzes ) .DO NOT ADD TABLE SALT ! (as the dude on the video does ) .Salt is a 
corrosive agent due to chlorine.
Key is the temperature of water.
Has to be hot ,very hot ,but not boiling .
Make sure that the item is making a good
contact with the aluminum foil.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8wPLWuy2O7...RhIA%3D%3D

Been trying to polish a Brassbird, but man those flutes on the handle really make it tough....

If you have a Dremel there are polishing cones that are perfect for those flutes.

I just use elbow grease and Maas Metal Polish. I've thought about finding something to seal the polished finish but never got around to it.

I've been tinkering with my brass Overlander off and on since August.  I was originally thinking about getting it gold plated, but I thought I'd polish it first to see how I liked that. I started out using my Dremel just to see how it did to remove the satin finish Karve uses.  It turned out okay for my initial efforts and after a couple of uses I put it back into its box until yesterday.  This is how it looked in August.


Yesterday I pulled out my assortment of Micro Mesh sanding sheets and worked on the cap.  Progressing from 3600 grit to 12000 grit it didn't take too long to raise the shine to a pretty nice finish.  After that I used some automotive rubbing compound to get the cap as shiny as possible.  Under close inspection I can see I didn't completely remove all the scratches between grits. For now I'll call it good enough. I didn't spend too much time on the base plate mostly wanting to get the edges shiny as possible.  The handle needs extra work, but I have to pickup some polishing cones to get into the groves.  I also need to figure out the best way to polish the neck of the handle.  It'd be nice if I had a big enough chuck in my drill to put the handle in it to spin it at a low speed.  I figure I'll get around to it eventually.