Thread: Is this a good candidate for 1st restore?

I disagree. Patina is just aging. It doesn't add anything imo. This razor has no visible pitting damage, and should restore nicely.
With handsanding and polishing, you can get this blade to look mint again. And that is wonderful to look at.
Also, and I really mean this: if you want to learn to restore, this means you must learn to restore
In other words, don't do the minimum you can get away with, as some people suggest. Go the whole 9 yards. That is the way to learn stuff. Dive in and swim. Sure. You will make mistakes, and learn from them. That is how we all learn and make progress. If you don't make mistakes while learning, you're not trying hard enough.

So, my 2cts: take it apart and make it shine!