Bar keepers friend

Has anyone ever tried cleaning/polishing their razor with this?

 

Yes. The liquid is terrific for nickel. Do not use it on gold.

 

What about the powder. I have a bunch of that which is used to clean the BBQ.

 

My opinion, for what it's worth, is that it would be too abrasive.
But I've been wrong before.
I would use toothpaste before I would use Bar Keepers Friend

 

I use it on my stainless cookware to remove stubborn stains and food particles so I think it might be a bit harsh for a good razor. Better to take one's time and soak the razor in a mild detergent and use a soft brush. That razor didn't survive 60-70 years by being abraded with scouring compound.

 

Yea I thought about that. Mind as well pick up the liquid. I can always use it on something else in the house.

 

Ditto on it being to abrasive. Not on any of my razors.
I use Flitz, or Goodalls(for silver).

 

BKF is pretty safe. Never used on a razor though. I have used it on everything from glass to a $26k textured press plate to remove a spot of burned hydraulic oil. If you wanted to try it, I would suggest making a very thin slurry with it and water. BKF cleans due to chemical reaction more than grit.

 

Yea it does wonders on a stainless bbq.

 

I use it on stainless steel with a soft cloth and it never scratches - amazing stuff. That's stainless steel though. Still, I might try it on chrome plate if the direction say it's ok.

 

Yeah, I would be careful. Try on a razor you are not as concerned about, but I would just avoid it to be safe.

 

BKF or Bon Ami should not scratch anything you use them on. You might notice a patina on softer metals like gold or silver but chrome and nickel are dense enough to handle it.

 

+1

 

I have used BKF liquid on nickel plated razors with good results. I suspect it would be just as good on the chrome Merkurs and such. I wouldn't use the powder.

BKF excels at polishing out the foggy blemishes found on many old Gillette razors.

 

Baking soda/water paste or toothpaste is more mild.

 

Yea I am going to pick up the liquid. I figure it does great on all metal surfaces, mind as well try on a safety shaver. Stuff is super cheap.

 

I tried toothpaste on one of my wife's rings in the past and found it too abrasive. Maybe the gel will work better.

 

Look at BonAmi as an alternative. Bon Ami is primarily a physical abrasive. Feldspar, its main ingredient. Basically, it's more abrasive than most of the things you want to remove from a metal but less abrasive than the metal itself. Bar Keeper's Friend uses oxalic acid and works chemically, binding to oxides in particular.

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