Just a side note, metal polishes contain oxides, like aluminum oxide etc. Be sure to wash your hands really well after, or wear gloves. Also good to work in a well ventilated area.

@Matthew_Jensen

3 ай бұрын

Great point!

I like the choice in music at the end

One thing to add, I use Flitz and Hanwei sword oil but just tried 3-in-1 from Canadian Tire and it worked well and was cheap... For the actual workspace where i'm cleaning and re-applying oil I use my wife's old ironing board... it was my son's idea but it's portable, so I can do it outside, in the garage, in the basement, bathroom, where ever I'm out of the way and depending on weather... and I can raise it to any height and it's long enough even for my 2 handed sword... I put an old towel down as well and bought some lint free cotton gloves from amazon and i have a great workspot...

Really good demo and information. Love your camera work and how everything is explained verbally while being shown physically. I go back and forth between flitz and mothers mag, but i think ive gotten better results from flitz. Great stuff brother

Might be interesting to heae what you think of that Rifle, Gun in Knife wax. Especially opposed to Renaissance wax if you have used that.

Polishing swords in the bathroom.... I have done this, too😂

@Matthew_Jensen

2 ай бұрын

there is a innuendo in there.

Take extra care with the tip - that's good advice!

An interesting product for sure, I have been using mothers Mag. for many years with great results, but this is definitely worth consideration...as far as the alcohol, fill a small spray bottle so you can spray a light coat over blade to post and pre wipe the blade, has worked out great and uses much less.

Hey Matt great video! I generally use Remington gun oil because it has protectants in it as well, but Flitz has always been a staple for the appearance of light oxidation to slight rust. Thanks for sharing!

FLITZ IT!

Matthew, thanks for the videos. New to your channel. I am a knife maker by trade and own a few swords. Hanwei Shinto Katana, Cold Steel Warrior, and the Hanwei Tiger Classic. I have made quite a few knives with W2 tool steel, which is excellent for hamon. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the so called "hybrid" etch/polish system. Basically you take your blade up to a very high polish, like 2500 (ANSI), which is like 12,000 or so JIS. Then using a mix of vinegar, lemon juice, (sometimes the vinegar is done first, then you move on to lemon, sometimes it's just combined into one solution) you heat that solution up to almost boiling and then apply it to the entire blade. After the oxides build up, you remove it with 1500 SiC powder. You repeat this process until the hamon starts looking how you like it. Some will then go to a 1500 AlOx powder, but I don't. I have found that when using Flitz, Mother's Mag, or other polishing compounds, they tend to wash out the hada and the ashi in the hamon. I much much prefer just sticking with the loose 1500 grit SiC abrasive for removing the oxides. Again, you just repeat that process over and over, apply the vinegar/lemon solution, let the oxides build, and then remove with the SiC powder. As far as getting to that 2500 grit finish in the beginning, you start with a low grit, say 220, and then alternate scratch pattern every time you change grit, making sure the scratches from previous grits are removed. Like 220, 400, 800, 1200, 1500, 2000, 2500. Of course your scratch pattern on your last grit should be lenghtwise. This is a lot of work, especially on a sword, but if done correctly, you end up sharpening the sword as you polish. It's just a modern way of achieving very close results to the traditional use of stones. I was a bit disappointed with the details in the Tiger Classic Katana, but after using this method, the hada and hamon are now very beautiful. You can do a simple search of "hybrid knife or sword polishing". I never had luck with Flitz and the like. But how you are using it in this video, like a cleaner, I think will work well as long as you don't "go to town", so to speak with those paste polishes. The loose powder is WAY better. And, of course, if the blade is already at a desired polish level, then skip all of the sanding and just do the vinegar/lemon etch process. Thanks again for your videos!

@Matthew_Jensen

3 ай бұрын

I have not tried that method but I appreciate the info.

I picked up a pile of Flitz wheel repolishing kits on super mega clearance at Walmart a decade ago and I've still got plenty. The stuff is good, cleans efficiently. Before Flitz I used Metal-Glo which maybe put a slightly shinier final polish on things if you put in a ton of work but i don't think was as efficient for general cleaning/polishing.

KOA sells all of that as a kit.

@Matthew_Jensen

3 ай бұрын

Do you have a link?

@tengu190

3 ай бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen I'll FB DM you.

@sinisterswordsman25

3 ай бұрын

I don't think you get all the same stuff, but they do have a kit you can add to your purchase when you buy a sword or what have you.

@tengu190

3 ай бұрын

@@sinisterswordsman25 it’s cloth, and three different bottles.

I've been using peek metal Polish. It works pretty well I'd say. I've been curious about flitz for awhile. When I run out of peek I might just try it out. Have you used any of that 'ceramic sealer' was it? That's pretty interesting stuff. Maybe worth its own video?

Once you are done with the cleaning (such as you did here with the Flitz), what kind of oil do you generally use to protect the blade (if any)?

@davestelling

2 ай бұрын

Paste wax(?)

What’s your first choice for oil on swords.

@davestelling

2 ай бұрын

After considerable research...I understand a nice application of Renaissance Wax, or "Ren Wax," however...it's pretty pricey...I'm going with Min-Wax paste wax...after using some Flitz on the already nice blade of an 1864 Mansfield & Lamb light cavalry sabre, my latest project. Same with the scabbard, light rust removal, then a waxing w/ the Min-Wax paste wax...

Noxon is better than flitz. Especially mixed with baking soda my own making. Non-abrasive

@Matthew_Jensen

2 ай бұрын

I have never used that. What makes it better?

@Katrulzin

2 ай бұрын

@@Matthew_Jensen It's not as abrasive is the biggest thing. Plus mixing baking soda (also not abrasive) to it makes the hada on blades more apparent. Course I don't recommend this on super expensive blades or genuine nihonto, but makes it look very nice.

Thanks for this.

@Matthew_Jensen

2 ай бұрын

glad you liked it

OMG. You actually use the object and try and get more for free, then do a review??) Holy poop. I am so super duper shocked and dismayed. Who would ever promote something they actually use?? Hope the sarcasm was prevalent Be well