Thread: HUUUUUUGE Lesson Learned Fom First Restoration Attempt

[emoji45] Glad you are ok. Blades come and go booger hooks, not so easily.
I did that with a GD and glad it was with junk. I do it all by hand or with a small Dremel and so careful.

Well the good news is that because of this accident you will become highly proficient in the use of a buffer in the future. Your brain will see to that. Thank GOD you are ok....phew!!

Thank you for sharing your story. Fortunately you were not seriously injured. This is why I do my restorations without power tools. I sand, buff and polish my razors by hand. Nothing beats elbow grease and TLC.

I'm sure that chip will hone right out!

Originally Posted by Whizbang

Thank you for sharing your story. Fortunately you were not seriously injured. This is why I do my restorations without power tools. I sand, buff and polish my razors by hand. Nothing beats elbow grease and TLC.

I suppose there's some truth to this, you can start at 600-1K and get most of the old rust and black schmootz off with little time/effort. Digging out pitting might be more of a chore, but one has to weigh risk to reward. Even if the razor is in such bad condition you have to start at 120 grit paper, it's very low risk and the final product will be just as good. Just takes a bit more time. And that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

I'm guilty of using a battery powered dremel for some of my faster clean ups. Works great because You can get %95 of the cleanup done in 15 minutes or less with a purple '300 grit' pad on low setting, then finish up with a cotton wheel and some CrOx. But as I found out with a full hollow blade, even when the pad is spinning the right way things can get out of control quick with a hand buffer. I was on the cotton buffing wheel and I guess I put too much pressure on it. The wheel caught the spine, walked up it and all the way around the blade, got hung up on the edge and snapped it in the blink of an eye. Fortunately I dull edges before resto work, and with the way the buffer was spinning it flung the chip away from me. Also lucky that it was just a beat up hardware store razor that had already had the toe amputated, so it wasn't a big loss. Just frustrating and a little scary.

Direction is important, so is pressure. As with all things razor related, less is more.

@Skinflint - Glad you're ok! If you haven't seen the movie series, "Final Destination" you may not want to...

Dang that sucks. This is why I do everything by hand.

Been there, done that! Only takes once and one never does it again. Glad you survived.