Honing vintage razors

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I have several antique store vintage razors that I will be restoring over the coming weeks. I was careful in making my purchases. I checked scales, pivot, edge (no rust, nicks or serrations or heavy scaling), general condition of metal etc. and only purchased SRs that I thought are in good condition and could be easily restored. None of the razors, when placed on a flat surface "tap and wobble".

I am now going through the process of cleaning them, one at a time. Beginning with a good bath in rubbing alcohol, and cleaning with steel wool, WD40, Q-Tips, pipe cleaners, and then if necessary, moving up to 800, 1000, 2000 sandpaper. Once cleaned up, I want to hone these SRs myself. I am starting from scratch…ie. I am a honing newb. But I feel there is no better way to learn than starting at the ground floor. I have honed knives before, so I am generally familiar with the honing process.

I have several questions about honing vintage antique store SRs. Most of the vintage SRs have blades that are in good condition. Indeed, I have tested many and they still hold an edge good enough to shave arm hair. But I want to put on a fresh edge and begin using them for daily shaves.

Thanks to the advice I received from another post I started on SRP regarding a beginners honing kit, I will be using 1/3/8K waterstones, and a strop. I am assuming I don’t need to re-bevel these SRs as they have already been used and the edges are in relatively good condition. Correct me if I am wrong.

What advice can you share with me regarding the honing process for a vintage razor? Most of the articles and Youtube videos shows honing for newer models razors…I can’t seem to find any specifically for vintage razors. And maybe there is no difference. I am wondering if there are any special approaches, precautions I should be mindful of as I put the metal to stone? For example, how many passes for a blade on each of the 1/3/8 stones should I do for a blade that is already somewhat sharp?

Thanks in advance for your advice.