First Restore, how'd I do? (pics =)

I bought this razor on ebay as a set of 2 for $15. It was in quite bad condition... RUST EVERYWHERE lol. The edge is still in need of dire help, as it's a very bad hone from a long long time ago. I figured this was the perfect razor to learn on.
1 of the problems I ran into was that there is scratch lines on it from the more coarse grits that I wasn't able to rid myself of. It's the worst on the front blade, since I had to avoid the black diamond logo.


BEFORE

http://i8.ebayimg.com/08/i/001/1e/70/c163_3.JPG


http://i2.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/1e/70/c2cd_3.JPG


http://i9.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/1e/70/c44a_3.JPG




NOW


http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1488/img3557vn3.jpg


Any suggestions on how to remove those lines? The Dremel Buffs couldn't remove them, and they put their own lines where there wasn't any to start with =P I hope the lines still look better then Rust or bad pitting.

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7969/img3558sn1.jpg




http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6396/img3561ao4.jpg




http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6476/img3563lk8.jpg

looks pretty good for the restore did you get all the rust out of the bevel line?

those lines are a real pain to get rid of dried slurry on a cloth and lots of hand polishing

Any other feedback?

I'm no resto buff, but i think htat they look great. Capitol job. An i'll pm my addy so you can send that black diamond to me.




Just kiding. Really does look good.

I'm not sure if you know this or not, but since you asked about removing the scratch lines...

As you progressively proceed through finer grits, alternate orientation of the scratch patterns so that each is perpendicular to the previous one. Also, do not move to a higher grit until all trace of the previous scratch pattern has been removed. For example, if you are sanding with 180 grit along the length of the blade, then sand with 240 grit vertically (from spine to edge) and continue to do so until all of the lengthwise scratches are gone. Only then do you proceed to the 320 grit, sanding lengthwise again to remove all of the vertical scratches.

Hey, I have a product that is deadly for removing fine lines with little elbow grease. It's called ZAM and it's a bit funny to work with but I don't think anything works as good for bringing a nice shine to a blade. It's a very hard compound and you need a felt point dremel bit to apply it. (pic of product and tip). This stuff will remove anything short of pitting without breaking your wrist. A word of CAUTION! This will just as effectively remove any gold wash or other similar deco.

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