Ugly Duckling becomes ... [How to clean a crudy eBay razor]

OK, so far so good BUT ...

Case is scratched -





So, I hit it with some Plastx on a cotton makeup pad and then buffed off with a soft cotton cloth -





Could keep working on it to try and make perfect, but for this exercise - good enough.
 
Now, turning to the razor -

Remember that verdigris I mentioned -

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Also some wear and scratching on the head -



Time for 10 minutes in the ultrasonic -

 
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Finally, a little polish -



... and the result (click on links for higher resolution shots) -





Still some of the verdigris there -



... but I'm not looking for perfection on this project.
 
By way of reminder -









About an hour in time and not a whole lot of gear you might not already have (you can use a smaller ultrasonic just as well)

Want to own this former ugly duckling?

Check out the thread in the B/S/T here.
 
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I'm impressed. Hadn't heard of that plastx product before, it looks like it might be useful for all sorts of things. Thinking of the headlights on my ute here...
 
Gargravarr said:
I'm impressed. Hadn't heard of that plastx product before, it looks like it might be useful for all sorts of things. Thinking of the headlights on my ute here...
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It is made for headlights and you do need to be careful about some of the new plastic polish products - some can make a real mess of old plastic due to changes in composition over time.
 
Thanks for sharing Mark, the razor and case came up a treat, especially that dimpled gold insert
Have been humming and hawing over an ultrasonic cleaner for a while.
 
Holiday said:
Thanks for sharing Mark, the razor and case came up a treat, especially that dimpled gold insert
Have been humming and hawing over an ultrasonic cleaner for a while.
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Yeah I don't think that they are essential personally. They are nice to have but I think mostly you can clean and polish without them.

I also have a Dremel which many people swear by for polishing but I don't then to bother.
 
Gargravarr said:
I'm impressed. Hadn't heard of that plastx product before, it looks like it might be useful for all sorts of things. Thinking of the headlights on my ute here...
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@Tony Forsyth uses it to polish his brush handles and it also works as a light polish on metal!
 
Mark1966 said:
Now, turning to the razor -

Remember that verdigris I mentioned -

1sJVz46m.jpg
uH7lvQKm.jpg


Also some wear and scratching on the head -



Time for 10 minutes in the ultrsonic -

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Very informative thread. What is the brand, model etc of the ultrasonic cleaner that you are using @Mark1966 and where do you get them from?

Thanks to all that contributed. I found the whole thread very informative with lot's of low tech tips.
 
AussieTanker said:
Very informative thread. What is the brand, model etc of the ultrasonic cleaner that you are using @Mark1966 and where do you get them from?

Thanks to all that contributed. I found the whole thread very informative with lot's of low tech tips.
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It looks to be a 3.2L and the same one @DougW posted recently.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/373620317357?hash=item56fd819cad:g:R9EAAOSwZltgzW3B

Source:
https://paste-and-cut.com.au/commun...cleaner-napisan-for-cleaning.7048/post-189939
 
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