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Greaseless Compounds are magical.
How did I ever consider it restored without this stuff?!
I have a razor with a kinda cool shape to it (pictures to follow) by a maker named Rector & Wilhelmy Co... Never heard of them, but the razor has a cool, jimped thumbnotch, and the tail is a cool shape too... Well, it has a nice etching on the blade (Nice, DEEEP etch.. Why don't more makers do it like that!) that reads: "XXX / Clean Clipper / Fully Warranted" With an arrow through Clean Clipper and some cool scrollwork... Well, I started with plain Black compound since I wanted the etch unharmed, and I had never used greaseless before... But that just wasn't cutting it.. Hyuk.
Tentatively I reached for my now-dried wheel of 600Grit Greaseless (formax to be precise) And gave it a quick, timid lick on the tail against a rust spot... To my horror, the rust hadn't been scoured off, nigh untouched it remained! Had I done something wrong with the compound? Was this the new Super Rust being developed in underground labs!?
Another, more insistent touch to the wheel and, what's this? A nice, satiny shine? Confidence mounting, I started workign on the tang and tail, finally understanding what a "satin finish" was, and actually quite liking it... So, getting to caught up in the task, I move the blade to the grinder then yank it back in horror, fearing I had just whisked away that lovely etch... Upoin inspection I realize how deep the etch is -And how much I love Mr.s Rector and Wilhelmy for that [in a platonic manner]-
Staying on the 600 until it stops sparking, I now have a full satin razor that looks, to me, as my first try, simply wonderful!
I must say, I don't have the experience to pass judgement, but I'm not so sure which I prefer most.. A mirror finish or this smooth satin look!
I'll still go mirror :p
Now the pictures! If anyone knows this maker, let me know?
Lastly, I'd like to thank Dylan, Lynn, Mainaman, Max, Brad, and all the others who helped me to find my feet in this restoration debacle!
EDIT: I just noticed that, in extremely tiny print, right next to the pivot, it says Made in Germany... Also, I forgot to take before pictures... Sorry guys... But it had a bunch-a rust and some nasty black gunk... A much better turnaround than I expected