Thread: Need help on best route to go with removing a chip from 200 year old straight.

I would also suggest not worrying about the tang until the chip is out and you see what you've got. Might not be as bad a relationship as it appears. The razor I posted a photo of in post 2 had a bad chip. Worse than the photo shows. A pro honer I knew looked at it and said he thought it wasn't worth fixing. That was when I was first starting out, so I put it away for a few years. When I felt equal to the task I got it out and honed it. Turned out to be a fine shaver, and the finished product looks fine.

I didn't want to start a new thread so I'll just bump this one. Does anyone have any tips about removing very light rust from gold wash? I have a Dorko that has gold wash on the face of the blade and a couple of very light spots of rust on it. I have Maas but I'm afraid of using it even on a Q-Tip. Thanks so much!

Originally Posted by StraightOverload

I didn't want to start a new thread so I'll just bump this one. Does anyone have any tips about removing very light rust from gold wash? I have a Dorko that has gold wash on the face of the blade and a couple of very light spots of rust on it. I have Maas but I'm afraid of using it even on a Q-Tip. Thanks so much!

Hard to advise without pics but if yo go to the little google cutom search window at top right of page & type in rust on goldwash. You'll see heaps of answers.

I knew I forgot something. Hard to see in the pictures. I couldn't find much in the old threads. There are hints at things but nothing conclusive. I probably didn't search deep enough though.

You could try Birchwood Casey Rust & Blue Remover. It will not remove the rust only change it from red to black so less reactive. Don't get any on the blade. It wiil stain.

There is no way to remove rust without also removing the gold wash

That's what I figured. I was just hoping there might be some ray of light shining through the cracks. Oh well. Guess I'll just leave it until the rust gets worse or the gold wash starts wearing off. Shame because it's such a nice feature and the only one like it among my razors.