I think it's still called Brasso.
Forgot to mention,you would want the 'Protector-A-Clear' version....Second one down!.
What razor are you thinking of coating MPH?...
What finish are you wanting on that icon?,totally polished,or with some patina?.Hi
Thanks for the advice!
I have an ikon SBS and wondering what I want to do with it!?!?
Think I prefer the idea of a pro dealing with it to be honest! Wouldn't want to cock it up!
Matt
What finish are you wanting on that icon?,totally polished,or with some patina?.
Head and base plate?...
If you want the totally polished look,just spend £4 on a tube of 'Peek' metal polish,and a pack of good quality yellow dusters,and give it a quick going over once in a while.
Peek is really mild,It wont wear down the brass,like say,Bar Keepers Friend,but it gets rid of oxidization in a matter of seconds.
Great stuff!,I swear by it!.
+ 1..Yeah ...You need to get the polish off as it oxidises it as I mentioned above...Mate!,Delta Echo Works AFAIK,coats razors in Ceracote,and stuff!,the last thing you want!.
Think about it...There are brass antiques,of all sorts,that are 100's of years old with no pitting!....
Save yourself a few £'s,get what I said above,and enjoy that razor for years to come!.
OK,here's an example,I have a 1910 all brass Imco lighter,and a 1918 Brass princess Mary tin,I restored them both while wearing a pair of Nitrile gloves,I never touch them with bare hands,and I have not had to re-polish them in 2 years...
My solid brass armoured Zippo,lasts about a week,before it needs polishing (de-oxidising) again...
It is the oils in your hands that oxidise brass buddy...
If you wash your polished razor after every use,with Fairy Liquid,and hot water,eliminating all skin oil's,you should only have to polish it say,once a month?.
+1+ 1..Yeah ...You need to get the polish off as it oxidises it as I mentioned above...
Billy
I would not worry about it too much Phil,a lot of the old razors had a variable Brass/Copper content...I've had trouble with old brass just yesterday which agrees with the advice here. An old (1950s?) brass item encrusted with old Brasso residue. It took about two hours in the USB and several detergent changes to remove the old polish. Underneath where the polish had been, the brass had gone rough and pitted and copper-coloured. I think what's gone on is the alkaline Brasso has attacked the zinc in the brass and leached it out leaving just pitted copper behind..
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