I've got a razor that I purchased from an antique store here in Trondheim and I want to start playing with restoring the shine of the metal. The scales look like plastic but are in quite good shape. The blade (I think it's 4/8 but not sure) looks ok but is not at all shiny, which is what I want to try my hand at fixing.

I don't want to spend too much cash on getting equipment as I've never really done much of this kind of work and I don't know if it's something I'll enjoy or not.

So, should I just go to an auto-store and get some different grit sand paper and use the paper as is? Should I remove the scales?

Any tips on how to get started on a practice blade without spending too much cash would be very welcome. (I got access to an old dremel).

I've got Bills cd, but I'm not really getting it. I miss a chapter on "tools you _need_", "tools you want" and "tools you'd be happy if you could afford".


Just to be clear, I've looked for good info on how to restore razors, but I can't really find any directions on how to get started if you don't have any tools what so ever.
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Alf