Thread: Restore or leave as is. Newbie first time cut throater

A good starter razor in the classifieds about the same as a 5 pack of blades so no not crazy expensive, and it will be shave ready , work on that one for a bit , but start shaving with a good starter. Tc

Hand sanding with wet/dry sandpaper would do all of the rust removal. If carried to an extreme it would even remove the pitting that is underneath the rust. Scales...the least expensive method would be to use the one scale that you still have as a model for shape, length and thickness then make your own from 1/8" thick wood or acrylic.
That leaves honing & pinning...do yourself a favor and have someone else do that.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Alot of work to done on that Razor,maybe not worth the effort

A pretty accurate assessment considering the rust spots that will be a part of the new edge.

There looks to be a few chips on the edge. So it looks and sounds like a bit more work than you're prepared for, especially with the busted scales. But the profile looks great so you may want to get that sent off to someone in the classifieds depending on how much you want to put into it if there's any sentimental value attached to it.

I do a lot of restorations for myself & for friends as a hobby and if I acquired this one it would have to have been really cheap (like the way you did in fact!) and when sorting it would go in my "requires extensive work" pile. Could it be restored? Well the thing is this, on a blade like this the first thing I would do is take care of the edge issues and see in fact if it would hold an edge before I were even to proceed with any other restoration steps. Just my thoughts on this particular razor.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Alot of work to done on that Razor,maybe not worth the effort

Agreed
It can be done but will take many hours and all the existing bevel will be gone.