Thread: Do you think this is worth restoring?

Autosol Metal Polish "Developed in1929 for the German auto industry, this metal polish is effective on a wide range of materials including steel, stainless steel, brass, chrome and copper( not recommended for silver or anodized aluminum). Applied with a soft cloth and wiped away, it uses a fast-acting chemical reaction to remove rust and tarnish, leaving an invisible film that inhibits oxidation for months." from Lee Valley tools web site. Page has a picture of a hand plane, half rusted and the other half polished clean. I've not used this product yet for my own razors, but I plan to.

Originally Posted by Nuntits

Autosol Metal Polish "Developed in1929 for the German auto industry, this metal polish is effective on a wide range of materials including steel, stainless steel, brass, chrome and copper( not recommended for silver or anodized aluminum). Applied with a soft cloth and wiped away, it uses a fast-acting chemical reaction to remove rust and tarnish, leaving an invisible film that inhibits oxidation for months." from Lee Valley tools web site. Page has a picture of a hand plane, half rusted and the other half polished clean. I've not used this product yet for my own razors, but I plan to.

I've never used that either and maybe it works, but be careful of that etch if you go for it, OP, who knows?

DONT POLISH THE FROST!!!

Clean and remove the rust where possible, as far as saving the frost and Logo, use a dental pick to clean out the pits where possible, use an oily rag to clean the rest, you will have to live with some of it, it just cant be helped if you are to save the frost and logo.

Hey there,

I think that you just might have something there. My initial impression of that razor (at least if it were mine) would be to do a majority restore. It looks like that pitting/ rust on the tang might go fairly deeps. Remember that when you are restoring razors, you dont need to necessarily get rid of all of that. It looks as if you might loose some of those engravings if you were to try to get rid of all the pitting. If it was up to me, i would make sure the blade is ground down to good metal, but I would probably not take too too much off the tang.

Having said that, one of that main reasons I got into restoring razors is that I dig the history of them. So I therefore have a personal rule not to remove the markings; even if it means putting up with some minor blemishes.

Metal-wise, I have heard nothing but good things about this brand. I am pretty confident that, once finished, it will give you an outstanding shave. So if you're asking "is it worth restoring?" my answer would be a "yes," although I might just make it a half restore in order to preserve those markings.

This is all assuming that the pitting is as deeps as it appears to me. Hard to tell from the picture with my poor eyes, so thats something you must decide for yourself.