Did I clean these well enough for use?

[dazra]

I posted this in gd but didn't receive many responses. Please let me know what you think.

I inherited these razors and proceeded to clean them a bit with a dremel using a rubber bit. I then used metal wax cleaner to try and remove whatever rust I could see followed by some metal wax polish followed by a dunk in some barbacide.

I know the straights need to be honed but besides that, is more recommended?

Here's what they look like:

 

[Legion]

They look ok from the pictures. Anything else is just cosmetic, and is up to you. They look plenty clean enough to use.

 

[Old Man Army]

While I do not consider myself an expert on restoring, my philosophy is to not go further than I am comfortable with. If my razors don't look brand new, but I didn't screw them up, I can always go back and touch them up as my skills improve. Very nice razors BTW. That faux tortise shell looks great!

 

[Pkrankow]

The one marked 99 or 66 is going to need a fair bit of edge work, but the blade is clean enough to put to use. It has a "funky" frown near the heel and pitting near the tip.

I would get some barbicide or equivalent for the DE. The smallest container will last you a very long time.

Phil

 

[JohnnyDemonic]

my philosophy is to not go further than I am comfortable with. If my razors don't look brand new, but I didn't screw them up, I can always go back and touch them up as my skills improve.

I feel the same way.

 

[dazra]

The one marked 99 or 66 is going to need a fair bit of edge work, but the blade is clean enough to put to use. It has a "funky" frown near the heel and pitting near the tip.

I would get some barbicide or equivalent for the DE. The smallest container will last you a very long time.

Phil

I have some barbicide and I dunked them all in a mix with water for 10 minutes. I know they need to be sharpened before use so I'll look at doing that.

Even with the pitting, the razors should be usable, correct?

 

[onimaru55]

Even with the pitting, the razors should be usable, correct?

Yup , only bevel & edge pitting is a concern if you keep seeing it after a reasonable period of honing.