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  1. 05-16-2009, 06:00 PM #11
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    way to go Jim, looks really good!
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    I have done some shockers too, but I had to stare at your before and after for a few minutes.
    I like the contrasting pins, don't see that often... Watch out fellow restorers, JimR takes the most difficult jobs and finish smelling like roses...

    Fine work man.
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    Another well deserved pat on the back. Great job!
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    Thanks again gentlemen. I'm humbled by your praise.
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    Nice overall save there Jim. Esp. like the scale resto - Bakelite can be a challenge to keep in one piece.
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  10. 05-17-2009, 02:16 AM #16
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    What I have wasn't nearly as stained as yours, but I have a Torrey here that I bought from a local antique shop. It had probably been sitting there for a very long time....but was in very fine shape. Maybe it was well cared for, but what was on it seemed to wipe off like butter and leave a gorgeous mirror finish with some slight patina here and there...

    Is that what cleaning yours was like? You think maybe there is a little magic in the Torrey steel?

    In any case, that is a beautiful job! I really like what you did with the scales, too...bravo!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BKratchmer View Post
    What I have wasn't nearly as stained as yours, but I have a Torrey here that I bought from a local antique shop. It had probably been sitting there for a very long time....but was in very fine shape. Maybe it was well cared for, but what was on it seemed to wipe off like butter and leave a gorgeous mirror finish with some slight patina here and there...

    Is that what cleaning yours was like? You think maybe there is a little magic in the Torrey steel?

    In any case, that is a beautiful job! I really like what you did with the scales, too...bravo!!
    Ben, thanks for your compliments!

    You know, it was pretty easy. Like I said, it felt like the razor WANTED to be cleaned up. I wouldn't say it was like butter, but it sure didn't take as much elbow grease as I was expecting...not as much as the B&A I did a while back, which was in better shape.

    Mebbe there IS magic in that Worchester steel!
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  13. 05-20-2009, 04:14 AM #18
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    That is a fantastic restore! It's great to see something that looks completely shot come back to life. Great job.
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