Thread: Removed Black Rust from Henckels Razor...

Originally Posted by gooser

i know the feeling im sitting here thinking if i wanna sand a blade or not with some black spots .. just got it in the mail and i see someone took paper to it already of a low grit so im trying to decide if i wanna start from 320 and go on up to fix what others have done .. bad thing on mine is they hit the patina with the paper and left the rust ...lol

Well then, shame on them for not finishing the job! :P I'd go ahead and continue on.

The black spots that remain on mine are completely smooth, not pitting, but also no longer crusty... It's as if the steel is just discolored now. It really frustrates me that I can't take them completely away. Just know this may be the case for you as well if you do decide to continue on with the sanding.

Originally Posted by Chreees

Well then, shame on them for not finishing the job! :P I'd go ahead and continue on.

The black spots that remain on mine are completely smooth, not pitting, but also no longer crusty... It's as if the steel is just discolored now. It really frustrates me that I can't take them completely away. Just know this may be the case for you as well if you do decide to continue on with the sanding.

yep , i already planned on them being there ..lol.. they dont bother me as much as the sand marks ..lol... there faint but I notice them and thats all that matters ...lol

Originally Posted by gooser

yep , i already planned on them being there ..lol.. they dont bother me as much as the sand marks ..lol... there faint but I notice them and thats all that matters ...lol

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SO YOU'RE THE GUY WHO WON THAT! I gave up on it after it went past $80, lol. I'm EXTREMELY jealous of you right now, haha. I opted to spend a bit more and went with a 3 razors deal on Craigslist: 6/8 barber's notch Wade and Butcher, 6/8 barber's notch Greaves Sheaf Works, and 6/8 barber's notch Frederick Reynolds. After purchasing that lot, I couldn't justify going over $80 on this one.

But yeah, that should sand out rather nicely. It won't be perfect, but hey, it's old and it'll still look awesome. I'd definitely work on it. Be sure to post after pics!

EDIT: How bad is the tang? In the pics the seller posted, it looked like "Cutlery" under "J.M. Hall" may be near completely gone. I wondered if it was just black rust covering it or not.

Originally Posted by Chreees

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! SO YOU'RE THE GUY WHO WON THAT! I gave up on it after it went past $80, lol. I'm EXTREMELY jealous of you right now, haha. I opted to spend a bit more and went with a 3 razors deal on Craigslist: 6/8 barber's notch Wade and Butcher, 6/8 barber's notch Greaves Sheaf Works, and 6/8 barber's notch Frederick Reynolds. After purchasing that lot, I couldn't justify going over $80 on this one.

But yeah, that should sand out rather nicely. It won't be perfect, but hey, it's old and it'll still look awesome. I'd definitely work on it. Be sure to post after pics!

EDIT: How bad is the tang? In the pics the seller posted, it looked like "Cutlery" under "J.M. Hall" may be near completely gone. I wondered if it was just black rust covering it or not.

believe it or not i put in my highest bid and thought it will go higher .. then i walked away and my phone said i won .. i was like yes and no , cause i wanted it but i didnt want it bad enough if you know what i mean .. i noticed the bid under me was only .50 less .. lol..

honestly i havent even done much to it yet other then i honed it ( needs a bit more) , shaved with it , and its sitting on the dresser ... i may clean it up later / or 2morrow .. ( it does have some nasty pitting on the tang/spine near the toe ) wire wheel nasty removal ..lol

Originally Posted by gooser

believe it or not i put in my highest bid and thought it will go higher .. then i walked away and my phone said i won .. i was like yes and no , cause i wanted it but i didnt want it bad enough if you know what i mean .. i noticed the bid under me was only .50 less .. lol..

honestly i havent even done much to it yet other then i honed it ( needs a bit more) , shaved with it , and its sitting on the dresser ... i may clean it up later / or 2morrow .. ( it does have some nasty pitting on the tang/spine near the toe ) wire wheel nasty removal ..lol

Well dang, maybe I'm glad I passed on it... I'm really OCD and that pitting would have probably bothered me a lot. I know what you mean about yes and no on auctions... I often find myself going too high and feeling like I shouldn't have, lol. Either way, you have what I feel like is a rather rare razor. You don't see them pop up near as often as other brands.

BTW .. i apologize for intruding on your thread !!
cutler is almost unreadable ... ill post it after i do whatever it is im gonna do to it in the show&tell...lol

I got some rust in the pivot in a razor i just purchased too. How did you sand in between the scales without taking them off?