Hello all. I'm ordering me a Timeless Bronze 38 soon and really love the non-patina'd shiny look. I was wondering from those who have one, how successful have you been in keeping your razor polished and shiny?
Timeless Bronze question
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Don’t own a Timeless bronze but have experience polishing metal.
I am sure folks at Timeless can recommend a polish that will work, and not hurt your razor.
Jewlery use a cloth that is yellow colored, imbedded with small amount of Jewlery rouge.
Rub with special cloth, polish to high finish with soft cotton rag.
The timeless comes with a blue cloth
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
It’s remarkably easy to keep it shiny - just get some Flitz polish (or Maas) and an old t-shirt. Whenever the mood strikes you, just hit it with the polish and the shine will return with a vengeance.
Chan Eil Whiskers
Fumbling about.
It's easy for sure. It's fun, too. It's also unnecessary, so you can do it frequently, occasionally, or never.
Flitz and a microfiber cloth is what I use.
Happy shaves,
Jim
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Thanks everybody!
Hannah's Dad
I Can See Better Than Bigfoot.
One other suggestion about the .38 - it likes a steep angle of attack (handle almost parallel to the face). Enjoy it - it’s a beautiful and fun shaver.
Dura Glid Magic Wadding was good enough t the Marine Corps use it to keep Brass looking shiny,
Cheap, effective, and lasts long time.
Cheap, effective, and lasts long time.
I won't be adding much with my comment but what a stunner of a razor the TRBR38 is. I ordered one from Timeless. It looked and felt spectacular. It was however too mild for me. I only dreamed Timeless made a matching brush handle.
I too went online to see how to keep it the way it looked. As the comments here suggest, it appears to be easy.
I hope you enjoy yours.
I too went online to see how to keep it the way it looked. As the comments here suggest, it appears to be easy.
I hope you enjoy yours.
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I always thought these were gorgeous. Are you going to cut this loose or have you already done that?
They really are and it's already gone.
I am looking to get the 78 OC soon however.
.38 Timeless Bronze on the left never polished. .78 OC on the right always polished. Easy 🫛 either way.
Which do you like better?
Polished vs patina? I love both! Seriously, I wasn't 100% certain which way I wanted to go when I bought the .38 a couple years ago. I decided to see how it developed and am very happy. It's warm and looks like a vintage razor.
A series of fortunate events led to the .78 OC, I was actually just going to get the base plate but wound up with the entire thing for a song. Polished it's a stunner. Purtier than my Slim Aristocrat.
Shave wise, I am glad that I held off on the open comb until now. I wouldn't have been ready for it a couple years ago and it would have wound up on the BST. The .38 is as gentle as a kitten and way more efficient than one would think with the blade gap. I think a complete newbie could use it and be thrilled with the results. I don't think I own a more intuitive razor. The .78 OC requires my attention. I have only shaved with twice and I get great results but I can tell it will bite given the opportunity.
Either way, it feels amazing in the hand and leaves a smile on my face.
I don't think I'll live long enough to be ready for the big boy razors like the Bronze 0.78OC... I'm pretty happy with my little family of upper mild to lower medium efficiency razors and the Bronze 0.38 fits comfortably in the genre.
The same can be said for the Timeless Ti razors... I enjoy my matte, scalloped top, 0.68OC... What a nice razor.
I have a .68 Timeless and yes, it requires some fairly intense upkeep to maintain a shine. I started off trying these:
Bit of old rag with the Brasso. The Never Dull is like a compressed cotton wad saturated with the polishing chemical.
Frankly, a lot of work with slow and minimal progress. Then I read a thread about what the guy from Back Roads Gold uses to revitalize dingy nickel-plated razors that don't really need a replating.
It is a powder you mix with water to make a slurry. A bit of toothbrush and rag action and I get my Timeless pretty close to what it looked like out of the box.
Found my can of it in the cleaning aisle at Kroger.
Bit of old rag with the Brasso. The Never Dull is like a compressed cotton wad saturated with the polishing chemical.
Frankly, a lot of work with slow and minimal progress. Then I read a thread about what the guy from Back Roads Gold uses to revitalize dingy nickel-plated razors that don't really need a replating.
It is a powder you mix with water to make a slurry. A bit of toothbrush and rag action and I get my Timeless pretty close to what it looked like out of the box.
Found my can of it in the cleaning aisle at Kroger.
That's what I accomplished tonight while watching a movie and polishing first with the BKF using a rag, then a final going over with the Never-Dull. Unfortunately, I do not have a "before" photo.
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