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Hi Everyone!
These two are my first razors and I plan to restore them. I consider hand sanding or dremel-like tool. Scales and pins are in decent condition, but I probably will unpin them to make work easier. What approach would you guys recommend for these? If a dremel then what attachments you would use and if handsanding then what garde of paper to remove rust and then polish?
Regards
Elwer
I would advise starting out with metal polish first and see how much rust you can take of that way. Using a Dremel is considered the most effective way of breaking or ruining a razor, but you could use http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...lap-discs.html (post #4, original tutorial has been removed), wire wheels or (more sensibly) stick with the felt polish wheels.
If you want to really restore these razors to their former beauty, there is nothing like hand sanding, starting at 40 or 80 grit until all gunk is removed. Then, move up to at least 1000 grit, after which metal polish may already be able to remove the last little scratches.
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Good luck and take many pictures!
Edit: forgot to say, you will lose the pretty etch on the first razor when sanding. Mild polishing will not harm it, thorough polishing will slowly fade it.
I would unpin it for sure. It makes the job easier and thorough. A flush cutting pliers with tape around the pin area will remove them without damage to the scales. I don't have the patience to hand sand my blades, so I use buffing compound on 8" buffing wheels. Depending on the amount and depth of the rust or corrosion, you can start with an aggressive gray (cutting) compound, then go to white, then green (cut/polish). To just polish you can use red rouge at the end and then hand polish with Flitz or whatever. I use green buffing compound and light pressure on the scales. They will cut a lot faster than you expect, so easy does it. Those scales should shine up real nice.