Thread: First Restoration Need some help!

I don't want to bust anyone's chops but as a former professional linisher/polisher. Believe it or not a mirror finish can be achieved front 120 grit. I'm not saying it's pretty but it's possible I only ever take my polishing jobs to 800 with a light 1200 then a sisal mop with a fast cutting compound. Them a stitched mop with a fine compound and finally the same compound on an unstitched mop with the last stroke in th same direction. As the wheel is turning. I hope you don't mind but this is the result the firs pic is at 120g this was in much the same condition as yours.

Originally Posted by razornut

I don't want to bust anyone's chops but as a former professional linisher/polisher. Believe it or not a mirror finish can be achieved front 120 grit. I'm not saying it's pretty but it's possible I only ever take my polishing jobs to 800 with a light 1200 then a sisal mop with a fast cutting compound. Them a stitched mop with a fine compound and finally the same compound on an unstitched mop with the last stroke in th same direction. As the wheel is turning. I hope you don't mind but this is the result the firs pic is at 120g this was in much the same condition as yours.

Thank you my friend, I will do some over again with 120 and all the way up but I don't have any power tools so it has to be done by my bare hands, is it possible with handsanding?I know process will be painfully slow and difficult..

My polisher is a variable hand drill clamped in a hobby vice. No need for fancy power tools. 3 mops and a couple of polishing compounds

P's that blade was done by hand. Only the final polish was with mops.

Hand sanding can get to full polish also just takes a bit longer

Yes of cause I agree and good results can and are achieved with hand sanding. but if possible is it not preferable to remove.as much of The risk of tendenertious. As possible Because. Imo hand sanding a razor is a sure fire way of contacting it if you do enough.

Handsanding takes really long time. I drop to 60 grit and may be 1 hour sanding and the result is below any advice from there.
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Originally Posted by razornut

I don't want to bust anyone's chops but as a former professional linisher/polisher. Believe it or not a mirror finish can be achieved front 120 grit. I'm not saying it's pretty but it's possible I only ever take my polishing jobs to 800 with a light 1200 then a sisal mop with a fast cutting compound. Them a stitched mop with a fine compound and finally the same compound on an unstitched mop with the last stroke in th same direction. As the wheel is turning. I hope you don't mind but this is the result the firs pic is at 120g this was in much the same condition as yours.

Good one (fellow pro)

Chinaski, I wouldn't go after the remaining rust or pitting with sandpaper anymore. Either leave it as is and progress up the grits or use steel wool and polishing compound to clean out the remaining pits and then go up the grit ranges with sandpaper. If you continue to work the razor over with low grit sandpaper you run the risk of blurring the original crisp edges.

Thank you Matt. I left it there and continued to the upper grits. I think this is ok for an old razor.
Thank you.