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    Senior Member Jantjeuh's Avatar
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    Default How to further polish this beauty (Bartmann)?

    I'm so happy with this blade I can not wait to shave with it. The weight and balance is just out of this world! The scales are flippin perfect, I wonder if it cost a few bucks in the day.

    I'm being extremely carefull polishing it, because I recently cracked a blade on (luckily) a trash razor by polishing it too vigorously.

    Anyhow, I've dissolved all real rust, and have sanded the tang like nuts, cant seem to get it much better. the blade itself has some left over marks from rust on it. Now, I know you can go and start at the bottom grit and sand the whole thing, but I would really like to preserve the etching in the blade, it's all just so darn nice on this one, I love the spine also. I got this in a lot, and the lot contained all razors of the previous owner I think, and this one was his latest for sure, it even still had tape marks on the spine hehe.

    Anyhow, I've used a variant of Maas and scrubbed most of the stuff off.

    My question, if I leave it like this, will it start rusting again on those decolored spots? Does it harm my face in any way to start shaving with this beast right away?

    What would be an alternative way, what grit of sandpaper perhaps would be needed, to get the pitting out?

    No, I don't have a tumbler..

    Oh and, what do you think of the razor?
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    Love the razor.Love the scales.I'll let the pros give you advice on further work on the blade.Did I mention I love the Razor?If you ever decide to sell it,can I be first?.............

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    Fanciest razor I have ever seen.

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    That's a real beauty!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stropper View Post
    Yep but as I said, don't have that drn tumbler I would buy one for the price they go for in the US, but here they rip you for at least 130 EUR, which my girlfriend would never allow, just for polishing a razor

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    That is one beautiful razor. If I had it I would take some metal polish, give it a going over with a paper towel and call it good. I wouldn't dream of unpinning it and risking damaging those scales. Maybe send it to Max to restore if I had it but I would probably just keep it as is.
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    I am not a restorer, but I can tell you from experience, it won't start rusting again on those decolored spots if you dry it and leave it open after each shave, and it will not harm your face in any way to start shaving with it.

    I use older razors that I cleaned and honed, used a little Maas, but never restored. I use them every day, with no rusting with proper care and no harm to my face.

    New Dovos I bought when I started straight shaving in 1994 have water spots, because I didn't figure out that they would stain from putting them away wet until they stained because I was putting them away wet. I take care of them now, and the stains are still there, but no rusting and no harm to my face (the reason it looks this way has nothing to do with spots on straight razors ).

    I know, I know, sacrilege, may razors aren't shiny/spotless. But they work great!

    Matt

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    Gorgeous razor, by the way.

    Matt

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    A trip on the buffers would definitely shine this razor and handle up some, but if the etching on the blade is light, it will be gone. You can try a dremel with some Maas around the etching on the blade but realy be careful.

    Lynn

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