#1

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Most Karve razors if not all come with a matte finish. I totally understand that polishing and finishing is a pain and very costly. So I decided to do my own. I watched a couple of Youtubes on polishing in particular brass as my Karve is brass. I ordered an assortment of sand papers from Amazon in various grits (220-3000). Also needed is oil. I used 3 in 1. This is not easy as when I started I used a 220 grit and although it was polishing there were a million scratch marks. No panic as if I ruined the razor it was already done. However, as I progressed and got upto 1200 grit the scratches started to disappear. The brass surface must be constantly lubricated. After I used the 3000 grit paper the finish started to really look great. To clean up I soaked the razor in Dawn liquid which will not damage metal. You don't really need polish. 

What do you think

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#2

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(02-24-2023, 03:01 PM)slantman Wrote: Most Karve razors if not all come with a matte finish. I totally understand that polishing and finishing is a pain and very costly. So I decided to do my own. I watched a couple of Youtubes on polishing in particular brass as my Karve is brass. I ordered an assortment of sand papers from Amazon in various grits (220-3000). Also needed is oil. I used 3 in 1. This is not easy as when I started I used a 220 grit and although it was polishing there were a million scratch marks. No panic as if I ruined the razor it was already done. However, as I progressed and got upto 1200 grit the scratches started to disappear. The brass surface must be constantly lubricated. After I used the 3000 grit paper the finish started to really look great. To clean up I soaked the razor in Dawn liquid which will not damage metal. You don't really need polish. 

What do you think

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Wow, that's a very impressive looking finish. Amazing job!

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#3

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I agree with my esteemed colleague, that is great looking. You did a great job, slantman and I appreciate the notes on how you did this.

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#4

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(02-24-2023, 04:40 PM)MaineYooper Wrote: I agree with my esteemed colleague, that is great looking. You did a great job, slantman and I appreciate the notes on how you did this.

Thank you. You can also finish it off witb 0000 steel wool. That is the finest that is made.

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#5
I prefer the look to the polish. Has a soft glow and won’t smudge up with prints
#6
Definitely made a difference for the good. Did you do anything to the handle yet?
I messed with a Karve one and it polished very quick especially compared to say the SS Rockwell 6S.
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#7

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(02-24-2023, 05:31 PM)cornbread Wrote: I prefer the look to the polish.  Has a soft glow and won’t smudge up with prints

(02-25-2023, 03:41 PM)keto Wrote: Definitely made a difference for the good. Did you do anything to the handle yet?
I messed with a Karve one and it polished very quick especially compared to say the SS Rockwell 6S.

Yes its the new Wagner handle from Karve. Great grip.
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#8

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(This post was last modified: 03-03-2023, 12:00 AM by slantman.)
[Image: nZWADqq.jpg]I did some more polishing this time using a double 0 steel wool which is for brass. copper, etc. The head is almost mirror but not quit. I need to do the end caps. I also polished the handle and bottom plate. 

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