Quote Originally Posted by gugi View Post
You could try crumpled aluminium foil over the writing - it's much softer than steel but can remove some light oxidation - may be it would be better than that polish, if not it's still an extremely cheap experiment and wouldn't damage your writing.

What is your sanding progression? May be you could use only the finer abrasives, but let us know the numbers before you try that.
I've had that razor (may even still have it somewhere around) but I don't remember how deep the writing is.
I see, yes I did not think of that,, and funny enough I have plenty of the stuff as I purchased a big roll of it the other day to cover a cottage pie I was making lol. So do you normally scrunch it up tight into a ball>? or just fold it loosely? I am interested to try because as you say, even if it does not work it wont cost me anything so....
with the sandpaper, I am quite well equipt, I have wet n dry ,, 90, 120, 150 180, 220 320, 400, 600, 800 , 1200, 1500, 2000,and 2500 but I am not too keen to go down that road with that razor yet. I was thinking to just sand the spine on high grits because that is where most of the water marks are, but I am worried it might make it not match the rest of the razor, so I will just try the foil for now, and a good polish and see what happens.
Oh, yes they are very nice razors, it was my first ever so it has sentimental value.. I only realised how much I liked it once I got a few more, and hence had other razors to compare it to.. its a 11/16" but quite a heavy blade because it is only maybe 1/4 ground or 1/2 ground>? I am not the best judge with that to be honest tho,, but it is quite heavy compared to my full hollow blades anyway. It came with the original box and I noticed months later that it has a sort of recipt/ticket thing inside which gives it a bit of character aswell I guess, like a little story to go with it.

gugi, what would you say was the age of this razor? I wonder sometimes because Joseph Rodgers where around for a long time