First try at cleaning up a blade
Here's my first attempt at cleaning up the blade of a razor I bought from an antique store.
Here's the before:
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/...397cf0fe_b.jpg
Here's the after my first try:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/...93c922a8_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3444/...ce87ebfb_b.jpg
I definitely didn't do as good of a job as the experts on here, no need to say. ;) I think I must have gone up in grit too quickly which is why you can see scratches still.
I started at 320, and tried to get all of the pitting out, while trying to avoid the markings. Then I went up to 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000. Then I finished with Mother's metal polish.
I think I probably should have spent more time in the 600/800 range. :|
Should I go back to that range and spend more time then work up again? Or is the potential damage to the blade not worth it? I'm sure I could get a nice shaver out of it even if it's scratchy. Since only I would use it I guess it's only me that would have to care whether it's scratched up heh.