Finished First Restore with help from all of you!

[Maq]

Thanks everyone!

Well... I've decided I'm finsihed....I could have kept going... and I know all of you know what I mean... but.... I decided I was finished.... It is as perfect as I can do for my first time... I'll do better next time... I'll always see the imperfections more than anyone else.. It was a great experience and I learned a ton from all of you.

I watched all the video's on restoration...I bought all the DVD's and CD's from Lynn (thank you) and Bill Ellis... I read all of your post and responses.. Thank you Max, SGSixgun, Bruno, Doc, Ben.Mid, The Baron and many many others.. This is a great site... and I've never met a more friendly helpful buch.

I wanted to get the restore ready for the Newbie Contest on the first of the year... but... life just didn't allow that to happen. I used the information I got off this forum and the Wiki mostly and figured out which grits of sandpaper to purchase... I started with 80 and ran through the rest 150,220,320,400,500, 600,800, 1000, 1200, 1500 and 2000. (Tnx SGSixgun)...As you all well know I spent the majority of my time on the bottom 3..

At times I wasn't sure that the stuff would come off.. but... perserverence and stubborness payed off eventually... when I finally got the rust and pitting and ugly black stuff off the blade... I was elated... I still had a long ways to go, but that stuff was off the blade and I didn't ruin the etching...

It also takes a long time to get the initial scratch marks to submitt to the next grit of sandpaper...but they did....It just kept looking better and better till it was time for the buffing and polishing...

First I cleaned the scales with soap and water as directed and lightly used a tooth bush... I then hand buffed with some MAAS but still had some unsightly scratches that I buffed out with a 1 1/2 inch sewn wheel on my dremel with some turtle wax green rubbing compound. It worked very well...

I used the same rubbing compound and a 1" felt disc with the rotary tool to polish the blade... (thank you Max) what a shine... I wasn't sure how long I shoud keep buffing... it just kept getting better so I kept on polishing .. being careful not to allow it to get hot..

I used kevlar gloves... (tnx again max) and a blade jig that I bought from Ray off the SRP classified...

The final product is below which will now be sent off to be honed and sharpened so that I can add this razor to my rotation.. What a blast... thanks to all of your help, support and answered questions...Thanks again!!

Maq