Thread: Vintage razor Christmas gift

That is going to work for you just fine as a starter. May even wind up your "go to" old favorite even after rad kicks in and you get 100 more :<0)
The restore........ If it was me I would count on saying bye bye to the etch. You may be able to clean it up enough to use it/save it that depends on you. Mass or blue magic will take off a lot of the grunge so you can see better what's going on underneath. If you give up on saving start out with some 400 or 600 paper and start sanding. Don
t push to hard on that blade if you lay it flat. Pretend like your sanding a potato chip. You can go up in grits as far as 2000 or 2500 and then get to the polishing. Then you will be ready for the hone and test drive. You may be able to find someone local which would let you pick their brain on other related shaving tips like perhaps the guy that sold it? If not there are ther ways to go.

Thanks for the helpful tips, 10Pups. Although I think you're right about the etch, since this is my first straight razor I can barely stand to think about it. So my idea is to just be as gentle as I can and get it to a place where I can use it, and hopefully it will end up looking sorta clean and polished. Your tips on how to do it are very appreciated.

That's a good looking razor, despite all the grunge .

First tip: stay away from the power tools! Just wanted to throw that out there...

Second: if you are going to leave any pitting (which is okay), I strongly recommend that you get some Evaporust. It chemically neutralizes rust, and doesn't harm anything else. For me, it adds piece of mind, knowing that I don't have to risk sanding through to the other side of the razor, and rust won't be a concern.