Thread: My first attempt at a restoration

Originally Posted by regularjoe

Looks good to me! Care to elaborate on what all you did, and anything you learned during the process?

It was in pretty decent shape to begin with so I really just dry sanded the surface rust starting with a 320 grit and moving up to a 4000grit. Then a quick polish with some jewelers cloth and some Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish to finish it up. Scales just needed some cleaning and a little tighten on the pins.

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

I have a question. If you close the razor and turn it upside down will it open?
I ask because I saw the presta valve cap on the hinge holding the razor open. A tight pivot will stay open with all of my blades that actually are tight. Did you have any issues here? I know some people use a prop if there is one area of slip or as a safety measure and I didn't want to assume.

The restore looks great. Are you planning on putting up better pics at a later date? What are the scales made out of?

At that point in the restore the the pins weren't quite as tight as they should have been so I had the cap there just to be safe. After I took that picture I tightened up the pins so now it will stay open on it's own and not open by itself when you turn it upside down. As soon as I stop being lazy and buy a new camera I'll post a better picture. The scales are celluloid.

Originally Posted by unit

Looks like a great shaver (or my current preference, anyway). How does it perform?

It shaves well. I'm not a pro honer as I've only been honing razors for a short time, but I was able to get it to what I consider shave ready with no issues.