Thread: Thiers-Issard Restoration

Let me preface by saying I am not a restoration expert, but I have restored a few, several with etchings on the face.
The depth of the etching seems pretty deep, so I think you could go as rough as 600 grit and still have some remnants of the etching. But that rust at the tip is nasty, I am betting the pits under that are way deeper than the etching. If I were planning on shaving with this I would want to get as much of that pitting gone as I could, mainly for sanitation/future rust purposes, and disregard the etching, or at least consider it as a secondary.
I restored one razor that had really nasty rust, with etching. I think I started with 100 grit. By the time I was done the etching was almost completely gone, but when viewed from the right angle you could still see a ghost of the etching, which to me was actually pretty cool.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...nd-scales.html

THis brings a question to mind for the more senior restorers: Say you can't get pitting out completely, away from the bevel area....can you fill it with a clear epoxy? Would that work, as far as sanitary purposes?