Thread: Restoring an old straight razor

Wayne394 I'm using the original scales (I think) I believe they are Bakelite material because the black faded to a brownish color when I was cleaning the blade after bringing it home. Pshhh. Sucks. I did make them black again however by using magic marker... Doesn't look bad but fortunately I learned Bakelite scales can be sanded to bring back the original color, so that too is an additional job for this project

Originally Posted by Charliebrian24

Wayne394 I'm using the original scales (I think) I believe they are Bakelite material because the black faded to a brownish color when I was cleaning the blade after bringing it home

Just as a point of interest, that would be "Vulcanite" And yup, as you noticed, you can get the color back with some buffing/polishing. It CAN be brittle though, so try not to squeeze it hard in the center of the scales.