Hey guys!
I caught a bit of RAD of the ebay strain last week.
I'm recovered now, however the razors and some mother's mag polish arrived today in the mail.
I've been at it all day, and "restored" them by hand. More like cleaned up, because i went from 400-600 grit wet/dry, then 0000 steel wool, and finally copious amounts of polish and rags (my fingers are sore).

There's a residual linear scratches on the blade under the polish, but i'm not worried. i'm not sure if they count as proper "restorations" but i got 99% of the rust off, and a close-mirror polish. totally usable!

here are some crummy pictures for now.

Here's the first one. "life-long razor co". i actually shaved with it before polishing, and it shaved better than my dovo.


still some residue from rust near the tips, and some pitting. but completely usable. not bad for how much i paid for it!


second one is a August Ziege.
It's awesome, i really like the thumb-notch and the fact that it has gimping on both the top and bottom of the spine. just awesome.


I sanded this one thoroughly too, and got rid of the scratches from the original grinding of the blade. i left a little higher up the bevel because i didn't want to remove too much material. also buffed the pins and the crud around the pins. it's just nice looking.

Third is a "Salamander works". best condition rust-wise. just a little near the pivot. didn't sand much at all, just the pivot. the rest was just polish and elbow grease. the bevel is all fudged up, but it's a wide and hollow blade, so fixable.




Just polish and a little sanding. i'm going to leave it like this, i rather like it. not sure what the handle material is.



They aren't fully restored. they've still got scratches and pitting. but they look good enough, and perfectly usable!


what really bites is i just sent my dmt hones back for customer service, so no hones. 3 dull newly shiny razors and no shaving for a while! SUCKS!

Also, i have no idea what i'm going to do with so many razors.
Let me know whatcha think!