Kyle,

Thank you and will do all around! I have some Maas, and will begin
working on it tommorow, hopefully having it ready for my Sunday
shave.

Michael




In straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com, Kyle Sloan <sensei_kyle@y...>
wrote:
> WD-40 on the blade probably won't hurt anything, but
> probably won't do much for cleanup. I like MAAS
> polish for cleanup chores. I found it at Wal-Mart on
> the aisle with cleaning products (Comet, Ajax, Brasso,
> Windex, etc.) A clean cloth & a little elbow grease
> works wonders. Probably wouldn't hurt to wipe the
> blade really good with isopropyl alcohol or other
> cleaning agent (soap & an old toothbrush) to kill the
> nasties in the event of an accidental nick.
>
>
> --- michaelm742 <michaelm742@y...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Ok, the Bleckmann is here and the mystery
> > deepens.
> >
> >
> > This is my first offical "fixer upper". Where as
> > the rust spots are
> > far enough away from the blade that I could
> > technically just hone it up
> > and go to it, I want to make some effort to de rust
> > it before that
> > time. Especially since the rust is so prominent on
> > the tang, I can tell
> > this razor came from the Empire Knife Co from West
> > Someplace
> > Conecticut. I can't tell for sure as the tang in
> > unreadable.
> >
> > Anyway, I can't find anything that looks like
> > Solingen or Germany on
> > it, so I might have scored a genuine New England
> > razor here!
> >
> > So, I would be greatful for some rust removal
> > tips, would I be
> > making a mistake wiping it down with WD40?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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