Hi guys,

I have just brought back home my first junk razor restoring project. It has a SOLINGEN, 5 JAHRE GARANTIE written on it. Funky name, 5 years warantie

It has nice thin genuine ivory scales, not damaged, and a damaged blade, with chunks missing and rust all over the place.

The pins are ok.

Now, how about some help restoring this razor?

1. Is there a way of removing the pins, without damaging them for good? I cannot find or order new ones, and these are looking ok. I was thinking about drilling off the center rod with a 1,5mm drill, and after, replacing it with silver rod, or something, when repining?

2. The ivory scales are not damaged, but they are dirty, and the pores have soaked some dirt too. What is your recommendation for cleaning the scales? I am thinking about ~1000 sandpaper, but I don’t have idea about removing dirt from the pores...

3. The blade doesn’t have a red rust (active?) a lot, but it is black ~80% of the surface. Is this coming off with WD40, sandpaper, metal polish or everything above?

And, finally, how do I sand off the edge? It is like saw all over the edge, and has 2mm deep chunks missing. I don’t think that is a job for a honing motion, it is rather better to sand with 500-800 grit laterally on the blade, straightening the edge, and then hone it with 800/4000/8000...???


Any help is appreciated...


Thanx,
Nenad