Thread: How a common man restores his razor.....

Hello gentlemen,

I have come across a revelation on restoring old razors. No more sending your razor out to "professional" restoration organizations. Unless you have a very antique razor used by Napoleon you can use the following techniques to restore an old razor you may have and use it again.

I was recently restoring a razor I got from my grandfather. It had a little rust and a lot of carbonization and patina on it from age.

1. I whipped out some 250 grit sand paper and removed most of the rust. I didn't want to wear out my razor so I ditched the sand paper and started looking around the house for a finer material I could use to remove the carbonization and patina.

2. I found my answer in my girlfriend's makeup box. In this makeup box were a few "emery boards." It had a very fine grit and worked wonders on removing the carbonization and patina. (CONSULT YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER BEFORE YOU START USING HER STUFF!...Thankfully I have an understanding girlfriend.)

3. Re-bevel and re-hone your razor and enjoy.

P.S. Use some alcohol, I used 91%, and elbow grease and you will be able to successfully restore your old razors.

Hopefully this helps,

DrRazorKC