Thread: Restoration of a Dubl Duck Goldedge

Hi all,

I recently picked up a Dubl Duck goldedge at a flea market in near perfect condition. There are a few spots on the blade and the ducks on the scales along with the "goldedge" are lack luster, but all of the gold plating on the tang is perfect and there minus one little spot on top of the the tang.

I would really love for this gold edge to be restored to its original beauty but I dont want to make it worse. I've restored blades from the grave but don't trust myself with the gold plating on this razor. I would send it out to a pro but as a college student funds are tight to begin with.

So, can someone give be ideas on how to restore it? I have an adjustable speed dremel with buffing wheels, every rouge compound type, automotive wet/dry 500 1000grit, and mother's mag and aluminum polish. I thought about the mothers but it stripped the cold plating off of a gillette NEW in the past.

Any thoughts? It's not that big of a deal and It might just be better to have it honed up and use it.

Don't touch the gold on the tang if you can help it. It rubs off faster than you can say ooops. Just daily use will take it off faster than you will notice. If it's as nice as you say ( BECAUSE WE ARE ALL BLIND HERE ) :<0) start light and if you have to get tough then stay light and work more. The blade should polish right up with car polish. I use Blue Magic on all my Ducks first and it hasn't hurt anything yet. I did not use it on my Goldedge's tangs though. Unless the gold was already gone. Be careful around the bolsters and don't hang a towel thread on an edge or you might snag/bend/mutilate the brass. Use something smooth to polish that stuff unless you are sure you have no sharp edges that will snag. All The ducks I restore get the cheap terry towel test. Which is a polishing pass with those terry rags that shed string. If anything is going to hook up on brass that will. Then you know were the brass is loose. I hate surprises myself.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

Don't touch the gold on the tang if you can help it. It rubs off faster than you can say ooops. Just daily use will take it off faster than you will notice. If it's as nice as you say ( BECAUSE WE ARE ALL BLIND HERE ) :<0) start light and if you have to get tough then stay light and work more. The blade should polish right up with car polish. I use Blue Magic on all my Ducks first and it hasn't hurt anything yet. I did not use it on my Goldedge's tangs though. Unless the gold was already gone. Be careful around the bolsters and don't hang a towel thread on an edge or you might snag/bend/mutilate the brass. Use something smooth to polish that stuff unless you are sure you have no sharp edges that will snag. All The ducks I restore get the cheap terry towel test. Which is a polishing pass with those terry rags that shed string. If anything is going to hook up on brass that will. Then you know were the brass is loose. I hate surprises myself.

SO much good advice in one post! Thank you 10Pups for sharing! Good to know about Blue Magic!

Originally Posted by 10Pups

( BECAUSE WE ARE ALL BLIND HERE ) :<0) .

I'm taking this as pics or GTFO so I took some better pics after you gave so much advice. :P Here she is! I think I might just try and polish the blade. Are the bolsters made of brass and gold plated or just straight brass?

Since you are thinking about having the plating restored, perhaps some time in the future - I'd suggest just cleaning it up and using it for now. it looks like a quick polish with auto polish and honing would make it a very usable razor for your rotation for now. Also, if the bolsters are tarnished, they are probably brass, not gold plated. Nice razor.

The bolsters ARE brass and will polish up pretty easily it looks like.

Awesome, I'm not going to touch the gold plating on the tang until it wears off. It's great to hear the bolsters are brass and will easily polish I'll get on that. It does need re pinned, the pivot point is quite loose and if you dont close it carefully it will strike the scales.

You can try and tighten the pins. Ducks seem to have bent pins more so then not. Wouldn't hurt to try it though.....

The bolsters are very thin brass sheet. That's why I say watch out for snags. I think they are about 23 gage average. (forgot) If you have a very small ball peen (4oz or 3) you can lightly tap on the pin to see if it tightens. Do a little on both sides. There are some great tutorials on this you can find by using the search box. You could even use a spoon but that advice scares me for some reason :<0) No more than the weight of the hammer head of a hit. Don't angle the hammer just rotate around the pin head as you tap. If you don't feel it tighten up or it doesn't seem to be doing anything, resist the temptation to smack it a few times. That's how the scales get cracked. If you don't feel comfortable doing it try and find somebody close. If you have to send it out to get honed than he can do the pin smacking for ya cheap enough. Be darn careful closing it or it will need a honing more than you would ever want. Loose pins are dangerous if you ask me. First time it falls closed on your finger you will get what I mean.

Very nice razor !!! Should clean up easy. You can get a little more aggressive on the blade and that on the tang goes through the gold wash I bet. Just go light with the polish and watch the gold as you go not the rust. I would say you have to get the rust off to stop it from growing. Like Skip said clean it use it, put money into it later if you want.

I've cleaned up a few ducks so far. All the bolsters have cleaned up like new. Not sure what I would do with the gold wash, probably get rid of the rust. The rest of the blade should clean up real well with just hand polishing.

One of my favorites to hone