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    Question Will the Scratches Ever Come Out?

    I've been hand sanding a bunch of razors, and I can't seem to get the low grit scratches out. The progression I'm working with is 120, 220, 400, 600 - the only grits I can find in the hardware stores in my area. When I go from 120 to 220, I keep on going until the scratches seem to go away, but when I go up to the next level, it's almost as if I'm revealing the scratches from the first level.

    Is there a solution for this? I have been going in perpendicular directions on each grit, hoping it will remove the scratches faster and be more obvious when I make progress. I know I'll need to get 1K or higher to get rid of the 600 grit scratches, so I'm not worried about that for now. I need to make a trip to an Autozone...

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    Yes they will after many many hours of sanding. You have to very patient between grits. Its s lot easier to use greaseless compound, but you need a buffer. Just keep at it and the scratches will go away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BingoBango View Post
    I've been hand sanding a bunch of razors, and I can't seem to get the low grit scratches out. The progression I'm working with is 120, 220, 400, 600 - the only grits I can find in the hardware stores in my area. When I go from 120 to 220, I keep on going until the scratches seem to go away, but when I go up to the next level, it's almost as if I'm revealing the scratches from the first level.

    Is there a solution for this? I have been going in perpendicular directions on each grit, hoping it will remove the scratches faster and be more obvious when I make progress. I know I'll need to get 1K or higher to get rid of the 600 grit scratches, so I'm not worried about that for now. I need to make a trip to an Autozone...
    Well hand sanding is far-and-away the most tedious task in restoration because it's so repetitive. The scratches will go away eventually and unfortunately the only solutions are either patience, or perhaps reading up on buffers with compounds.

    I haven't had any really major pitting problems so my razors have all started at 400-grit. I do 400, 800, 1k, 1500, 2k and then polish. I can only speak for the, say, 2-dozen razors I've sanded but the 400-grit was enough to take care of minor pitting and rust. Just takes a little longer initially but the scratch marks aren't as deep.

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    get yourself a tumbler and with the right stuff adderd to the media you will get some great results:
    read this all of it, it will give the idea how to etc
    Tumbler thread
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    Ha! Yeah, well hand sanding is really the only thing that's going to fit in this pre-war apartment.

    I think I've got 2 of 'em to a pretty good 600 grit "layer" so I'll see what happens at 1K. I can see some deeper scratches underneath, but I've resigned to having some scratches in the end. I'm not gonna undo 2 hours going back a couple grits.

    Trey mentioned greaseless compounds - do I have to use a buffer? Will I be able to do it with a rag? I know, I know, just get a Dremel... But I keep spending money on razors!

    Not only has my patience (kinda) grown during this process, but so has my appreciation for the really great restorations. If you want to know what it takes to do a restoration, try sanding for 5 hours.

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    personally I think the hand sanding looks better in the end over the dremel, (I don't have a buffer either). Sanding just takes a long time and I sometimes have to go back when I realize I didn't quite get some scratches out.

    One thing you may want to consider is watching your pressure. If you don't let the sand paper do the work you can put deeper scratches in there that take longer to get out.

    You could also consider not starting at 120 if you can avoid it. For some razors the damage may be bad enough to warrant it but in other occasions you might find it is overkill and costing you more time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BingoBango View Post
    Ha! Yeah, well hand sanding is really the only thing that's going to fit in this pre-war apartment.

    I think I've got 2 of 'em to a pretty good 600 grit "layer" so I'll see what happens at 1K. I can see some deeper scratches underneath, but I've resigned to having some scratches in the end. I'm not gonna undo 2 hours going back a couple grits.

    Trey mentioned greaseless compounds - do I have to use a buffer? Will I be able to do it with a rag? I know, I know, just get a Dremel... But I keep spending money on razors!

    Not only has my patience (kinda) grown during this process, but so has my appreciation for the really great restorations. If you want to know what it takes to do a restoration, try sanding for 5 hours.
    You don't need a buffer at all, but you asked for alternatives to hand sanding and that's really the only one. Dremels are great all-around tools but I don't see any reason to get one just for razors. Personally I just use mine for polishing.

    A tumbler was also mentioned and they're great for polishing. It's a good alternative to the higher grit sandpaper, but a tumbler won't remove pitting. There's a massive thread by Glen about them and I think it was generally agreed that it could replace 1000-grit sanding and above.

    Edit: Glen's thread on tumblers:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...mentation.html

    Ignatz' great write-up on sanding:
    http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...polishing.html
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    Try getting a better progression of s.p. I was dealing with some "scratch" issues with the razors I've been working on. I could only find certain grits at the local tru-value and ACE that are nearby so I went to fleabay. Got 50 sheets of wet-dry for $30something (less than $35 total with s&h). It's all the FEPA (European)"P" which is smaller grit than the CAMI (USA) but it's all in order so I don't have to try to go from 600 to 1500 (or whatever). Still takes a while but in the last approx 4 days of sanding here and there I've made more progress than in the last couple months. Check it out. Won't hurt to look and see if that's what you need.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BingoBango View Post
    I've been hand sanding a bunch of razors, and I can't seem to get the low grit scratches out. The progression I'm working with is 120, 220, 400, 600 - the only grits I can find in the hardware stores in my area. When I go from 120 to 220, I keep on going until the scratches seem to go away, but when I go up to the next level, it's almost as if I'm revealing the scratches from the first level.

    Is there a solution for this? I have been going in perpendicular directions on each grit, hoping it will remove the scratches faster and be more obvious when I make progress. I know I'll need to get 1K or higher to get rid of the 600 grit scratches, so I'm not worried about that for now. I need to make a trip to an Autozone...
    2cents....
    Skip the 120 and 220 in the future unless it is absolutely necessary.
    In general you need to get the 120 scratches out with 220 and if
    you do not it almost takes an infinite time to get 120 grit scratches out
    with 400 or 600..... As thin as a full hollow blade is the coarse grits
    have the potential to remove too much material on the thin parts of
    the blade. Hunt some 1000, 2000 wet dry paper at an
    auto supply or hardware store. My bits of 3M 2000 wet/ dry are marked
    for finishing layers of clear coat on an auto and while 2000 does not
    grind out pits it very much cleans things up so I can see if I need to
    bother.... with a coarser grit.

    Support your abrasive paper and the razor with something that
    has been shaped to match the curves. Perhaps some soft pine...
    this permits some additional elbow grease.....

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    Try to find some 180 and 320 paper.
    I found that at coarse grits, doing a big jump (120 to 220) will take a long time to wipe out.
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