Thread: Is there any way to fill in bug bites?

Hello every body.
I have bought an old Dagger Razor which was scaled in horn with an insignia pressed into one of the scales. The scales are badly bug bitten but I would like to keep them because the insignia pressed into the scale is interesting. The Original Dagger Razor is upside down. I have never seen an upside down insignia except in a restored razor that I have stuffed up. I have also included a picture of a bengall razor to show what I would have thought was the correct orientation of an insignia on a razor scale.

So, how do you fill in bug bites? This one is worse than it looks. I accept that once I fill in the holes they will probably still be visible. But that doesn't worry me.

I've read somewhere that a few people have tried different epoxies as a filler, but I can't remember the posts. I also have a few old scales I'd like to keep from falling apart and would love to save.

Here are two threads that might help.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...le-repair.html


post 13 in this thread
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rn-repair.html

Charlie

I have used nail polish with moderate success. For black scales, make sure it has no glitter in it, you'd be surprized how hard it is to find nail polish that is just plain black.

Fill the gaps with many thin coats. Let cure a day or so. Sand flush and polish. Presto, no more bites.

Worth noting, however, is that nail polish doesn't cure super hard. You can dent it with a fingerail. This helps, since scales need to flex and the repair will be more robust, but don't expect it to be bulletproof.

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

I have used nail polish with moderate success. For black scales, make sure it has no glitter in it, you'd be surprized how hard it is to find nail polish that is just plain black.

Fill the gaps with many thin coats. Let cure a day or so. Sand flush and polish. Presto, no more bites.

Worth noting, however, is that nail polish doesn't cure super hard. You can dent it with a fingerail. This helps, since scales need to flex and the repair will be more robust, but don't expect it to be bulletproof.

Great my daughter is going to kill me for stealing her nail polish

The nail polish sounds like a great idea. If my wife's nail polish goes missing there are so many other people she would suspect before me.

I might end up using the nail polish method because I don't think I will have a lot of luck finding epoxy resin at the local hard wear store.

If you soak in the neetfoot oil will epoxy or nail polish still stick to the horn? Or does the oil harden in time?

I did my oiling well after the epoxy cured & had the final sanding.

I have used epoxy on a few occasions with good results.
You can easily dye epoxy to get a black tint that will be almost indistinguishable from the horn.