Thread: First attempt at restoring and honing

Hello Gents,

I recently acquired 2 razors from ebay for about 50 bucks each. Not in terrible condition but stained and dirty to say the least. I dont have much in the way of restoration equipment so i did what I could with just my Dremel and some metal polish and some plastic polish as well. My goal here was not to do a super accurate restoration but just to get a couple of nice razors shave ready and reasonably pretty for my rotation. Armed with Lynns DVD, gssixguns myriad of honing videos i jumped into these bad boys with hones blazing. My weapons of choice were Norton 4K / 8K and finished them up with Naniwa 12K and Crox spray on felt. They both shave very well and I'm really happy about how the whole process went. I must say that the wade and butcher was a bit of a pain compared to the gold bug. Some day I hope to take the time and make them perfect but thats it for now im just gonna shave the hell out of em. Thanks to all you folks that take the time to make instructional videos, they are really great.


Thanks

Razorfaust, I think your restorations turned out Sweet! I am partial to W&B but that Gold Bug looks hella' nice! I'm a junior restorer myself, how did you get all of the water spots out of the blades? I use Blue Magic, but not all of the patina comes out of all my projects. At the same time, I have certain SRs that I like the patina blade metal look. Great job on both!

Originally Posted by rchljoey

Razorfaust, I think your restorations turned out Sweet! I am partial to W&B but that Gold Bug looks hella' nice! I'm a junior restorer myself, how did you get all of the water spots out of the blades? I use Blue Magic, but not all of the patina comes out of all my projects. At the same time, I have certain SRs that I like the patina blade metal look. Great job on both!

Well the metal polish i used is called Simichrome polish the same thing i use to polish my motorcycle lol. That with a little electro-mechanical effort ala Dremel with felt wheels, took out the water stains and discolorations. The plastic polish i used on the gold bug scales is called mirror glaze and its used for plastic windscreens. Damn if i know if actually good for the material but I took a shot and it seemed to do a good job. Hope my scales dont melt later as a result

Looks good!! Be careful with the Dremel. 5 seconds away from 5 days of grief.

They both look good and I love the blade on the WB. That gentle smile must shave very nice.

Originally Posted by Hart

They both look good and I love the blade on the WB. That gentle smile must shave very nice.

It does indeed sir. I used it just a few hours prior to posting this thread. That W & B is a very nimble blade and feels quite comfy to shave with. i still cant get over that i shaved with a blade someone hammered out sometime in the late ninteenth century. It maybe a bit smaller than its original size but its still a rocking shaver.

Looks good but I would stay away from the dremel. Might take longer by hand but it is a lot safer for you and the blades. I have polished several blades with the vibratory polisher I use for my brass when reloading. It dulls the heck out of the blade but they usually clean up real nice.