Thread: Two more..

Got these yesterday at a local antique store, cleaned em up today.

An Elgin Cutlery Enesco Special.



I did the thing i read about here with the tape over the gold etching while polishing (outback).. Then reshaped the overhoned heel slightly. (pic below is before i fixed it)



And a Frederick Reynolds.



I just used a little steel wool and then polished it. I wanted to leave it looking 'old'.



Applying everything I've learned here is making these restorations a very enjoyable process, from my first 5 day sanded Hessenbruch, to the FR above that i spent about 45 minutes on.. I'm building a nice collection of shavers and making less mistakes as i go.

So thanks again to all here who have helped me out, which is like everybody.

Now its time for a shave.

Both of those will make fine shavers when honed up! It looks like there is a slight frown on the Reynolds, but that should come out fairly easily. Glad to hear you are enjoying the restoration process, just be aware that it becomes addicting!

Originally Posted by Ernie1980

just be aware that it becomes addicting!

Oh trust me i know.

I've been looking for support groups.

That's why im here

Looks good. When cleaning razors with gold washed etch, if you mask the etch first with scotch tape they are easier to preserve. It looks like you did not loose much on that one but something to consider in the future.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Looks good. When cleaning razors with gold washed etch, if you mask the etch first with scotch tape they are easier to preserve. It looks like you did not loose much on that one but something to consider in the future.

That's exactly what i did, Saw it in a thread about a week ago. I used a magnifier and a hobby razor to trim the the outline in the scotch tape around the gold wash. The only thing that touched the gold wash was a little turtle wax and a rag that i did a few quick circles with.. just to clean the surface a little before i taped over it.

Originally Posted by MW76

That's exactly what i did, Saw it in a thread about a week ago. I used a magnifier and a hobby razor to trim the the outline in the scotch tape around the gold wash. The only thing that touched the gold wash was a little turtle wax and a rag that i did a few quick circles with.. just to clean the surface a little before i taped over it.

Nice! The rest is all just filler.