Thread: New aquisition

I purchased this at a local TP. for a few bucks.





That is how the front of the blade still looks.

Thanks to the sanding how-to, this


is what the back of the blade looks like now. I should have spent more time on the more abraisive steps, but I got impatient. Should I send this thing off? I reall wanna keep the emblem on the front, but I also want to shave with it. I really dont mind if it looks kinda tarnished like that as long as is shaves and shaves well.


Any advice appreciated, this is my first restoration attempt, I allowed a friend to try for me once, we know where that went. All of this sanding was done by hand. How do you bring out that beautiful shine on a razor of this age?

Probably above my skill level. I know the honing is.

Thanks,
Forrest

Its time for your favorite metal polish and some elbow grease.

I dont really have a favorite polish, any suggestions?

Flitz, Maas, simichrome something along those lines!

I'm a lapidarist (faceter), and discovered years ago that a lot of the materials used there work well for metal, also. My personal favorite is Raybrite TL. If you have some serious de-grunging to do, mix a little of the above with light oil or water, touch the end of a popsickle stick or tounge depressor to it, and go to work. Once rust, pits, etc. are removed, glue a piece of light leather to another stick, use same again, only lighter touch. Nice part is, you can file or sand the end of the stick to match the countour of what you're working on. For finish polish, I use Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish on 2 or 3 layers of old t-shirt glued to another stick. Check the phone book (or Giggle) for lapidary supplies. As an aside, there have been a lot of questions about Chrome Oxide, some of the lap. dealers carry it as a mylar sheet, glues down on a sheet of glass and makes a great hone. I use Silicate of Soda (Sodium Silicate) to glue it with - no lumps!
Mikey