I am trying out my first restore, and am handsanding a rusty razor that I picked up at an antique shop.

It is not a name I have heard before: CARL ERNST KIRSCH, SOLINGEN (on the front side), CONDOR (one the back).

I have been sanding at 120 and seem to have reached a point where I don't think it is doing much anymore. But the razor is not a 'clean' as I think it should be before I move on the the next grit.

I have sanded it for approx 3 hours at 120 grit.

It has had a big change in appearance but the pitting (??) is not changing ... staying black.

What do you think:









How much more time at 120 should I spend?

(I have the sneeky suspision that people are going to tell me 'as long as it takes')

Either way I would appreciate the input.

Thanks,

Seth