Hi to all,

After sporting a beard for 6 years I decided to get back to wet shaving. Of course, I could not do it with anything else but with my trusted straight razors. So, I unpacked them all to happy only to realize that due to bad storage rust had developed all over them, mainly, on the tail and tang, and on the back of the heel of one of them (thank God, not on the cutting edge). Some of the rust is just really color marks while in the case of my Wade & Butcher there is a small rust "bump" on the spine.

Therefore, I would like to ask you what method would you suggest for cleaning them. Is sand paper a good choice? How about the technique I should employ?

I would have sent them to a professional, but, unfortunately, I am living in Greece now and such a choice would be not effective time- and money-wise, since there are not any "meisters" in the country.

What would you suggest me do? Will my razors need honing after cleaning the rust off?