Thread: 1st restore, advice needed

Originally Posted by Euclid440

(Many helpful things with photos)

Thank you for your help and especially the photos! I was most impressed with the foam supporting the razor to allow comfortably working with the scales on. Not being much of a wine drinker, I didn't have a cork handy, but I did have a wooden dowel and a kitchen sponge. It's working very well. Once this project wraps up I will post some more photos.

You can gat a bag of corks at some place like Micheal's Craft store for a few dollars. Or go buy a cheap bottle of wine and pour it out or you can do what we did. We went to a local winery and picked up a bag of used corks from their tasting rooms for free.

Pour out a bottle of wine? Never! It will find it's way into a sauce at the very least!

Wouldn't call myself an expert, but have done a few restores.
I'm also a perfectionist and contrary to others I still like the mirror finish( maybe this comes with age :P)
I use a dremel with muti speed selector and that flexible attachment.
Apply some cutting compound to the buffing brush, makes for a good mirror shine, but if you have pitting you will need to use either a grinding compound, or go to sandpaper.
The Key is to make sure the blade is completely flat on a piece of wood( or similar) if you catch the edge it can chip it.
Also be very mindful of the heat this will generate on the blade,pick it up and hold it, if its getting to hot to hold then dip in cold water, don't want coloured spots

An update on this project: thank you to all who have given advice. It's coming along well in the spare time I have. I think about 95% of what I wanted to get out is now finally out, but I can see why the more experienced members say to leave it as is! The awkward camera angles are a result of my trying to avoid glare from the shop lights. The question is now, what would you recommend for scales? Keep in mind I am very new at this and am looking for a material that is forgiving.

And for those who recommended a good scrub, I did another razor like so:



I think I'll clean this Lutco up just a little more, but I'm happy with the results so far and it was much less work than the other razor!

Both of them look very well done to me.

As far as scales go, many people have used 1/8" thick or thereabouts acrylic sheets for scales. I have one in green with a clear wedge and it sure is purdy.

Originally Posted by dinnermint

Both of them look very well done to me.

As far as scales go, many people have used 1/8" thick or thereabouts acrylic sheets for scales. I have one in green with a clear wedge and it sure is purdy.

Thank you, I was thinking an opaque grey acrylic would look nice and would probably be about as easy as scales can get