I have one razor I've sent off for restoration to get it back to looking factory fresh. Is it going to cost me more than I could probably sell the razor for? Yep. Am I willing to do it? Yep. My two other razors I shave with were purchased shave ready from members here but looking like the hair of the dog. I don't mind and it gives them character.
The one I sent off will, to me, look better as a shiny gentleman than the scraggly character of my others.
That being said I have a few sitting around that I need to make scales for because I've just given them a quick polish and left the devils spit in because I don't mind too much.
And the razors cost me $10. So after my $3 bottle of metal polish and $20 for enough wood for 3-4 sets of scales, I'm ok with the time that will be spent on them.