Thread: W&B Rattler / Faux Frameback

Here's after another soak in Evapo-Rust and about 15 minutes of 1000 grit sanding with some WD40.

The razor will go into a soak now for a few days in some Neatsfoot Oil to re-condition the scales.

The razor has revealed some pitting, which is a disappointment, but after the neatsfoot, will go 2000 grit, 3000 grit and then final polish with some crox and WD40.

I don't have any power tools, would prefer to stay hand only, so any suggestions to get rid of some of this pitting, or any other suggestion would be appreciated and I will use after the Neatsfoot Oil.

Well I use 220 grit sandpaper. Use any standard kitchen sponge dry and folded in half. Wrap your sandpaper around the outside and go in one direction only up and down most will tell you works best. See how deep the pits are, work your way back up the grits.
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I rarely drop below 400. YMMV The backing the sandpaper helps to keep lines straight, I use a cork and some pieces of wood, depending on where on the razor I am sanding.

Looks like that one is turning out to be a great find. I would have passed it up looking at that first pic.

I had one of those... it was a great shaver once Glen got rid of the frown and put an edge on it!

Good luck with the resto... looks like it's coming along nicely!

On the basis that you don't get rid of pits - you remove all the metal surrounding them - take a long hard look and decide just how much work it will take. As others have said, they start at much lower grit abrasive - so your 1k will take a long, long time, especially if you want a perfect finish under the spine area.

Originally Posted by UKRob

On the basis that you don't get rid of pits - you remove all the metal surrounding them - take a long hard look and decide just how much work it will take. As others have said, they start at much lower grit abrasive - so your 1k will take a long, long time, especially if you want a perfect finish under the spine area.

Thanks for the advice, I was actually just going to go down and take the razor out of the neatsfoot oil - don't think I want to remove that much metal, some scars from aging don't bother me that much - I'll give it some more time on the 1k, then 2k, 3k and some polish and get her ready for a shave.

Couple of shots after a soak in Neatsfoot Oil...little more polishing and then to the stones!

wow! its coming up something extra special!

just wow

One of the things that I really like is when I take an obviously very old set of horn scales and clean them with WD-40 and 0000 steel wool. The color comes back as the deep ground in gunk comes off and the fine lines become visible. It is impossible to show in pictures but the depth and texture is so incredibly rich. Those are great scales on a fantastic razor Andrew.