Blade cleanup / engraving questions
Gents,
I recently picked up a razor, I don't know much about it, but it has some ornate engraving on the blade (New York Clipper). Theres a bit of rust and pitting and I'd like to clean it up. This is my first attempt at a restoration. Based on what I've read here, I'm going to start off with a polish (Flitz, Maas, simichrome, or whatever I can find around) and a good bit of elbow-grease. Sound about right?
A couple more questions:
There is some ornate engraving along the hollow. Do I have to treat that with special care while I'm polishing?
The scales are in pretty good shape (plastic? celluloid?), whats the best thing I can use to clean off the gunk-of-ages?
I'm curious about the origin of the blade, too. I'll get some pics and post in the General section.
Thanks all, I appreciate any and all advice you can give me.
Mike