Originally Posted by
fatpanda
Hey there trammanaka,
I don't remember where I heard this from maybe here or somewhere else, but I really like this quote.
"if you are not making mistakes, you are not doing anything at all."
Don't worry about it! I did the same thing. There is plenty of information here to remedy your razor! Don't give up nor beat yourself up over the cracked scale. There are plenty of people here that can make you a new set or you can try it on your own. Check out the making scales sticky.
Looks like you do have a lot of rust in the pinhole region. I don't know if anyone else would agree with me but looks like you can get rid of the pitting by the normal handsanding method plus lots of patience. Hang in there! :gl: