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    Default Flood damage

    Basement workroom flooded.
    I thought I had picked up everything but there was one plastic box that had some of by best shavers. If the box had been intact - no problem - but there was a hole.

    A Bill Ellis, W&B 8/8, W&B Hammecher Schlemmer, Historic TI, Reynolds and a Rodgers all got "tarnished".
    Now what?
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    That is a major bummer. Hopefully there is no deep rusting and things will be able to be restored back to minty without much trouble.

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    If you've got the skill and the tools you can fix them. If not I would send them to someone who does have the skill and the tools. Also the track record. Sorry to see your razors get buggered.
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    yuck! hopefully they're not pitted too deep, i'd sand the rust right away and cover them in oil so that they stop deteriorating and then send them out to be fixed.

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    Major condolences! First thing to do is stop the rusting process from going any deeper. Fine steel wool, wet, will quickly remove most of the surface rust. Then some very fine sandpaper, 2000 grit, wrapped around a cork, will get down to the metal without damaging the blade. If that reveals pitting, I would oil the blades as suggested and send out for top level restoration, as Jimmy said. They should all be salvageable. Good luck!

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    I'm sorry to hear about that and I hope you can get everything sorted out and fixed!

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    Yea that's fixable, you need either a dremel which I use, or what the pros use ( true buffing wheels) or a lot of blisters from hand sanding.


    Sorry that sucks, best of luck to you. I'd make sure to depin all of them right away dry the blades and rough sand them to stop the rust from going to deep.

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    Sorry to hear about your misfortune. As the previous posts point out, your str8 razors are most likely salvagable using steel wool, fine grit sandpaper and oiling the blades. You may also have to replace the scales on some, if they are made of wood, as well as the pins.

    Best of luck...Let us know how things progress.
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    That's bad luck.
    I'm sure they're great in the right hands, but a Dremel can destroy a razor in the blink of an eye!
    With blades of that quality, I'd take no chances. If you're not up for painstaking restoration yourself, I'd send them out.

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    I'm sorry but why were your "best" shavers in a box in the basement in the first place????

    But yes that one in the pic needs serious work ...

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