Thread: What are you working on?

Well I got a bit done so I thought I'd post the progress:



Now for the new wick and mantle to arrive.

Roy, that lamp sparkles and shines like a diamond. You did her right.

Originally Posted by Gasman

Damn mirror!
I hadnt even thought of that. You caught me Mike.

Could have been far worse Jerry! You could have NOT been wearing the robe.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Could have been far worse Jerry! You could have NOT been wearing the robe.

I hate to admit it, but your right Roy. Guess i should watch those mirrors a little more in the future.

Originally Posted by Benz

Roy, that lamp sparkles and shines like a diamond. You did her right.

Was gonna say the same thing....!

Very nice, Roy. It does look quite new and crisp, like a new penny.

Originally Posted by Gasman

I hate to admit it, but your right Roy. Guess i should watch those mirrors a little more in the future.

Gotta watch those wide reflective blades, while taking pics in the shave den, too. Had one pic, distorted a bit, of my wife on the toilet. Right smack in the middle if the blade.

I'm working on hand sanding these three eBay finds. I started with the bottom razor, which is a Frederick Reynolds. It looked like the other two yesterday. I started with 180 grit and moved on to 320 (I believe that's what they were).

The Reynolds doesn't have any pitting or anything that seems to need serious attention. There are some persistent dark spots and discoloration here and there however.

If I'm wanting to shine this one up, will moving on to higher grits fade the discoloration, or do I need to keep working on it with lower grits until those spots are gone?

It seems to be coming along fairly quickly so far, and it was in decent shape already.

You still remove a fair amount of material with 400 and 600. It is really hard to gauge what to do next without some pretty good pictures. If a blade has no rust and no pitting I usually start at 400 or 600.

Thanks Rez. No pitting or rust left, just a few areas of black discoloration. Sounds like I started off too aggressively on this one. The fact that it started cleaning up so quickly probably should have been a sign.

**just noticed this latest batch of photos didn't turn out well. I'll try some more this afternoon.

It looks like a good time to go up. I used to never drop below 400, because the low grit scratched go so deep. However in more recent restoration I have take a few very aggressively down with low grit, and I feel that those ones had less distortion. Also those black spots are oxidization also. If you can get enough elbow grease on them the do work out with WD-40 and steel wool, and then they leave little pits. It is so,times referred to as devils spit. Sometimes it runs crazy deep. There is no telling where it goes under the surface. Be sure to use a good backer on your sand paper and be mindful not to remove the line and definitions while sanding. The backer will reduce distortion, along with long strokes. I find a cork cut lengthwise as a backer helps me get that edge along the spine and blade intersection.