So please excuse any spelling or grammar mistakes because I’m having a hard time typing accurately as my hand is a ball of rubber right now. I’m working on another blade and am going for a TRUE #8 finish, which is no easy task.
Every time I have finished putting a real mirror on something, I told myself I’d never do it again. It is so time consuming and can be rather frustrating.
I want to share what I’ve learned from my experiences doing it, as it might help someone else out.
The most important thing is extreme patience. If you don’t have it, don’t even bother. Not trying to be mean, just trying to save you time.
You can get a nice shiny/reflective surface quite easily, but getting a surface ABSOLUTELY flawless is 100x more difficult. Lol, if anyone has seen Breaking Bad, or scene might describe the process quite well. When Gale is explaining to Gus how Walter’s meth is 99.x% pure, Gus tells him it’s only 3% better than theirs. But Gale tells him that the “tiny” 3% is MASSIVE.
Same goes for a mirror finish. The result is STUNNING if you get it completely flawless (no visible scratches under low magnification). It’s night and day. Same goes for the amount of work/persistence and patience required to get it there. Multiple times the duration that it takes to get it close.
So is it worth it? Depends really. In my opinion, it has to be a SPECIAL blade and you have to have the time to commit. Some people do it over months, but by bit. I do a binge, day after day for hours each day until it’s done. I just feel zoned in or something.
If you are gonna do it, you want to have the right materials/tools. I’m gonna put together a list (and a procedure guide) for the different materials/methods that I’ve found work best. I’ve done A TON of trial/error in pursuit of finding the most efficient method. I’ve got a background in restoration (non shaving items as well as razors), so a lot of that experience helped. But there is always more to learn and/or different ways you can try things.
As soon as I put together those lists I’ll update here. Cheers.
Every time I have finished putting a real mirror on something, I told myself I’d never do it again. It is so time consuming and can be rather frustrating.
I want to share what I’ve learned from my experiences doing it, as it might help someone else out.
The most important thing is extreme patience. If you don’t have it, don’t even bother. Not trying to be mean, just trying to save you time.
You can get a nice shiny/reflective surface quite easily, but getting a surface ABSOLUTELY flawless is 100x more difficult. Lol, if anyone has seen Breaking Bad, or scene might describe the process quite well. When Gale is explaining to Gus how Walter’s meth is 99.x% pure, Gus tells him it’s only 3% better than theirs. But Gale tells him that the “tiny” 3% is MASSIVE.
Same goes for a mirror finish. The result is STUNNING if you get it completely flawless (no visible scratches under low magnification). It’s night and day. Same goes for the amount of work/persistence and patience required to get it there. Multiple times the duration that it takes to get it close.
So is it worth it? Depends really. In my opinion, it has to be a SPECIAL blade and you have to have the time to commit. Some people do it over months, but by bit. I do a binge, day after day for hours each day until it’s done. I just feel zoned in or something.
If you are gonna do it, you want to have the right materials/tools. I’m gonna put together a list (and a procedure guide) for the different materials/methods that I’ve found work best. I’ve done A TON of trial/error in pursuit of finding the most efficient method. I’ve got a background in restoration (non shaving items as well as razors), so a lot of that experience helped. But there is always more to learn and/or different ways you can try things.
As soon as I put together those lists I’ll update here. Cheers.