Thread: What should be done to this Genco straight?

Happy Holidays!
I stumbled across this Genco straight at a local antique shop today. It is in surprisingly great condition considering it has been out of commission for who knows how long. The edge is still sharp and without any nicks.

What I need to know is what exactly should/could I do before sending it to get honed? Most of the rust is between the shank and tang around the pin. And I believe the rest is oxidation (correct me if I'm wrong). Does this really just call for sanding? If the answer is that obvious, just say 'Go back to Bruno's sticky!'



G'day and thanks,
Brandon

Polish it up with some maas and see what you have first. Depending on where you send it for honing, they could likely clean it up pretty quickly for you as well.

Originally Posted by Ookla

Polish it up with some maas and see what you have first. Depending on where you send it for honing, they could likely clean it up pretty quickly for you as well.

Would maas be sold in most common stores? Perhaps hardware stores?

There was suggestions in a thread as to where you could purchase Maas, local and chain hardware stores, big box stores, Walgreens, pharmacies. After I had spent some time looking into these suggestions and not finding any I ended up ordering it off their website. Side note I refuse to shop at Walmart and Target.

nate

Originally Posted by natepaint

There was suggestions in a thread as to where you could purchase Maas, local and chain hardware stores, big box stores, Walgreens, pharmacies. After I had spent some time looking into these suggestions and not finding any I ended up ordering it off their website. Side note I refuse to shop at Walmart and Target.

nate

Understandable, thanks!

I just ordered some off ebay for 6.50 shipped to by door.

I hate going into any store period, and pretty much buy everything off the internet. The 2 dollars I had to pay for shipping for the Mass is worth it considering the time and gas going to the store

Got my Maas at Walgreens; as I recall it wasn't where I expected it to be but when I asked a cute young cashier about it she led me directly to it...

Basically all will depend what you want the razor to look like. Maas is a nice polish that does a great job at doing some nice cleaning and polishing but it's not a miracle stuff either. Your blade does show signs of pitting, tarnish and other crap. If you want your blade to look as close to new then sanding or grinding away the blemishes is the only way to go. If you just want to remove as much surface crap as possible then rubbing the blade with Maas should be suffice. Either way it should not hold you back from having it honed and shaving with the razor.