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Thanks Glen! I do remember smelling something similar to a hot electrical smell, almost like burnt rubber. Now I am just thinking of were to save your last post for future reference!!

Should I...

When I first got them they looked the same (black). It is when I put the Maas on one side that it become brown.

So you think my first step would be go from 800 -> 2000 grit sandpaper on the scale?

Alright, here are the pictures of the blade so far.

BAD SCALE is on face side w/ brown scale.
GOOD SCALE on back w/ black scale.

Hahaha... I don't know if I can take any more learning!!! With my job, school, stroping, honing, shaving, and restoring my head might explode soon!!!

Also, I don't have any tools other than a...

Yes, they are a very black scale and looked quite good already. I just got some Maas on one of 'em so I said heck, I'll just clean the whole thing!

Anyways, I will get my girlfriend to bring her...

When I took the Maas off, the scale was brown instead of its original black. The description of the razor on ebay said it was celluloid and I thought Maas was OK to use on celluloid?

So at the...

So I was polishing an ebay razor (I will be posting pics soon...) and rubbed some maas on one side of the scales and when I rubbed it off they were a different color!

I thought that Maas was good...