This is my very first blade restore. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures of the razor before it was taken apart and restored. It was, however, rather rusted. Around the name of the maker I could not remove nearly as much of the pitting as I wanted to due to the shallow stampings.
I used sandpaper for the entire thing. Starting at 180, I worked all the way up to 2000. Then Mothers Mag and Al polish finished it off.
On the blade there was quite a bit of pitting after the rust came off. I worked a long time on it, but was scared to go any further than what I had already done. This is going to be a used razor though, not one that just sits in a display case.
Next on the agenda are the scales. Those will be done next week. I really like the look of the lined wedges, though. Where does one get the metal for the lining?
I used sandpaper for the entire thing. Starting at 180, I worked all the way up to 2000. Then Mothers Mag and Al polish finished it off.
On the blade there was quite a bit of pitting after the rust came off. I worked a long time on it, but was scared to go any further than what I had already done. This is going to be a used razor though, not one that just sits in a display case.
Next on the agenda are the scales. Those will be done next week. I really like the look of the lined wedges, though. Where does one get the metal for the lining?
