Crossover from this thread: http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=12692

The razor is in pretty good condition I think. There really isn't anything majorly wrong with it, and I estimate that with a little work, I can get it looking gorgeous again. To save some bandwith, I made the pictures links:

The face: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...e84/razor1.jpg

The face again: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...e84/razor2.jpg

This side is pretty good. There is a little bit of rust on the end next to "Deutsche", but they are very little spots. The lines on the razor aren't cuts, as you can sort of see in a comparison between pic 1 and 2. There is a little grime on the end nearest the handle (on the very right in picture 1 you can see a little bit). The main concern with dealing with this side is not messing up any of the lettering.

The back side: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...e84/razor3.jpg

back side again: http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...e84/razor4.jpg

This side has 2 trouble spots: the big one in the top right and the bottom left (first pic clearly shows them). The big spot was caused by me. There is a small rust spot in the middle there, and I wet my thumb a little with some spit and tried to see if it rubbed out. Instead it left behind that mess. The bottom left spot is a small dirt/could be rust spot. There is also a spot right against the blade in the middle (there is a light refraction on it in the first picture).

I'd really like some tips on what I should use to clean this up. It doesn't look like much of a job, but I'm hoping I can do it effectively so that I have a beautiful antique blade.