Thread: Hi, I just cam into possestion 6 straight razors

Originally Posted by jrward2

I wish I could come across a $10 mystery box filled with straights. Lets see those ducks

Im trying to find good homes for these blades as I don't have the facial hato give it the appreciation it deserves...

You will regret selling them some day.

The Dubl Ducks are excellent shavers, as is the Blue Diamond. I own both, I rarely talk about the SR Droescher razors because I love them, and I don't want other people bidding against me for them on ebay.

So after much thought I said fuck it and decided to restore these myself!!! I started with the solingen b/c it seems to hold less value so if I screw it up I wont feel as bad. Guess its time to do alot of research!!! Man I am started to get more hobbies than I have time for lol!!! So I have sanded with 240 grit paper so far and it is looking pretty sweet already i need to go out and buy someone sand paper!! Does anyone have suggestions for the progression I should use to restore blades that don't have much pitting/rust?

Generally you want to remove all of the pitting and rust with lower grits and then with higher grits you are simply removing scratches from the previous grits if that makes sense. A good progression that I've used is 240, 400, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500. I also use Mothers polish that is really easy to use to make it really shine. When you are sanding with this progression you will be spending a lot more time on the lower grits than the higher since with the higher grits you are simply removing the previous grits scratches. Expect to be using the 240, 400, 800 for 3-4 hours to really do a good job. Also another suggestion is to sand from the spine of the blade to the edge, that way the sand marks look like the factory grind.