Thread: Basic Restoration Help

Hi all,

So I'm excited to get started in my new hobby. I have watched Lynn's DVD, I have my MAAS, I have a Norton 4000/8000 and now I have a dremel too. So, I know there's no easy answer and it will take a lot of time to really understand what I'm doing, but I was wondering if there were some basic tips for the tools and process I should use when using the dremel. I've purchaced three old razors off ebay, a junky one and two nice ones. I wanted the junky one to practice on. It is rather sharp, but does have a little rust on the blade and needs some work. So, how should I start? Is there a dremel attachement that I should start with to remove the rust... making my way down to the buffer pads and MAAS for polish? When I tried using one of the brushes just for fun, it seemed like it was darkening the metal a bit. Was I going to fast?

Sorry for all the questions. Thanks for the help.
Matt

Matt:
You are going down the slippery slope
We would also like to invite you to the Restoration Chat Tuesdays at 8:00 pm EST in the chat room...
There are tons of threads in this forum about cleaning up blades most of us tend to start with sandpaper in the 220 grit range working up to the 3000 grit range then polish with the dremmel... this however can be improvised on with various dremmel cleaning wheels and now the Tumbler method... best way to learn is read a lot then try the various methods SLOWLY ....

I've found that anytime I use the Dremel it's on a low speed,
especially when polishing. I rarely use the Dremel to remove
patina, but when I do it's with one of the 3M radial bristle discs.
I would say 99% of the time I hand sand the blades starting
with either 180 or 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper that you can buy
at automotive supply stores and going up to 3000 grit wet/dry.
I then use the Dremel to polish the blade starting with MAAS and
then going to white and green jewelers rouge. I also use the
Dremel to remove pins from the scales and polish the scales.

For polishing I use cloth wheels, not the hard felt wheels. You can find
a lot of stuff for the Dremel at www.widgetsupply.com Welcome to
the world of restoration and good luck.

John

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Matt:
You are going down the slippery slope
We would also like to invite you to the Restoration Chat Tuesdays at 8:00 pm EST in the chat room...
There are tons of threads in this forum about cleaning up blades most of us tend to start with sandpaper in the 220 grit range working up to the 3000 grit range then polish with the dremmel... this however can be improvised on with various dremmel cleaning wheels and now the Tumbler method... best way to learn is read a lot then try the various methods SLOWLY ....

Tumbler method. I mentioned to the wife a few weeks ago about putting a couple of blades in my tumbler with some walnut medium to scrub them then corn husk with polish to polish them but I was afraid the tumbler may damage them. It works good on old 45 brass but I was worried it would tear up the edge on a blade. Could you elaborate on how you do it, or is there a thread somewhere I missed.

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

Tumbler method. I mentioned to the wife a few weeks ago about putting a couple of blades in my tumbler with some walnut medium to scrub them then corn husk with polish to polish them but I was afraid the tumbler may damage them. It works good on old 45 brass but I was worried it would tear up the edge on a blade. Could you elaborate on how you do it, or is there a thread somewhere I missed.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=18075
Yeah ya missed it