Thread: Restoring a PUMA

Got the coffin box and the razor for $25 CDN. I Will try to clean up the scales and make the razor shave ready, but am asking for some advice before I start.

I will go through the usual steps to remove rust and corrosion. Should/ how much tape should I use when I hone out the chip near the heel?

How can I deal with the brown stain on the scales?

If you have suggestions for issues I haven’t mentioned, please add them too.

I'd use two layers of tape till chip was almost gone then switch to one layer. Then you can go with no layers if that is what you want to do. As for the stain i usually just use fish soap and an old tooth brush to clean. If that doesn't work I will use scrubbing bubbles. Could try just some polishing compound and a rag and see if that removes it. If you don't want to remove the scales to clean it qtips and pipe cleaners work to get inbetween the scales. Hopefully someone else will come along with more info.

I'd be surprised if that blade is savable at all, and I definitely don't think it would be worth the time and effort it would take. You'd probably have to hone well above the chip, because that corrosion on a full hollow is likely to make the edge continue to crumble away.

Yeah, the good news is the box is worth what you paid. The rust on the edge will be hard to get past. Devil's spit eats right through on those hollow grinds.

The chip looks like the least of your worries.

I would get very aggressive with the side of a course hone, vertical with no tape just to see how narrow you have to get it to get past the rust.

You could tell really quick if anything more would be a waste of time.

IMO razor is not worth restoring. However the box is very nice and worth the money ALSO you could probably re use the scales if you wanted. Always nice to have spare scales around