Thread: Pitting on the blades.

Hello I've been restoring razors for some time now but some time I find razors with deep pitting on the blades, but good material on the edge.

When cleaned and polished these blades shave well, but the pitting holes remain.

Is there a way to fill up the the pitting holes with some material, or is the only way to sand the blade further down? Until now I just live with the patina...

Do no harm.

This is my first rule of restoring a blade. Over sanding can ruin a lot of variables that make a blade a good shaver.


The pits are "character" and are best left alone.

I agree with rolodave.
Sand till you can achieve good metal at the edge.
Actually have one with a hole through the bevel, but not on the edge.
Shaves great. [emoji106]

+2, character.

And, like outback, I have one with a nasty pit that extends maybe a quarter of the way into the bevel. Now that the bevel's set, that razor will never see anything but a finishing stone for maintenance touchups. At that rate it'd take two lifetimes to remove sufficient metal to move the pit close enough to edge to matter.


rs,
Tack

JB Weld…


Just kidding, some photos would help.

Old saying, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ....... OTOH, a sow's ear can be more useful than a silk purse sometimes .

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Old saying, you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ....... OTOH, a sow's ear can be more useful than a silk purse sometimes .

Dogs like them.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

JB Weld…


Just kidding, some photos would help.

I remember my Dad having some silver stuff in a tube that filled holes and bonded metal. Not sure if it was JB Weld.

Originally Posted by rolodave

I remember my Dad having some silver stuff in a tube that filled holes and bonded metal. Not sure if it was JB Weld.

There used to be some stuff called liquid steel. It was essentially silver colored caulk. It dried rubbery and couldn't be sanded. It also fell out of the metal if the temperature changed.

I guess you could helioarc molten steel into the pitting, but good luck not melting the blade.

A brass wheel on a dremel does a nice job of polishing the pitting. Doesn't make it go away, but cleans them up and removes active rust. I agree with what has been said, re character and not removing too much metal.