Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
I almost always start with 000 steel wool after a good hosing down with WD40, especially between the scales. Do it over a paper towel to catch the excess.

Steel wool will not scratch the blade, but will remove any loose or built up soap and gunk on the blade including rust and remove all the crud from between the scales without damaging anything.

A coffee stir sticks with steel world wrapped around the tip will get between the scales well.

Then some 600 or 1K Wet and Dry will tell you which way you need to go and not leave deep scratches, 1k scratches will easily be removed with any good metal polish.

Anything below 600 grit will require some work to remove the scratches.

That will give you a good assessment then, decide how far you want to go. They don’t have to shine like new to be shavers.

If you have rust at the pivot, you will have to un-pin to get it,

Here is a good recent restoration thread.
The 000 steel wool you mention...is this just the hardware store grade or is it a special type? And if so, where can I find this type?