Thread: Will these clean up?

I figured I wouldn't go too wrong with these at $17 for the pair, picked them up on Ebay for practice honing but would like to be able to use them if they can be made good. The corrosion doesn't look too terrible at the business edge of the blades.



I'll be ordering Bill's restoration disk in time but have needed so much stuff to get started with straights that I don't want to push The Missus too far on tolerance for my hobbies.

Is there anyone who does restorations for a fee?

The worst of it should come off without any issues. Just use a standard metal polish like the CLR polishing compound. For the fees you'd be looking at, you might as well get a new top of the line TI. Either do it yourself for the simple joy of restoring the pieces or give them a quick cleanup with a polish and use'em.

I have some Flitz metal polish around someplace, will give it a try with that.

Will those remove the etching on the side of the blades?

It shouldn't but just go gently. If you reach the limits of Flitz's performance and you're still unsatisfied, you have two options:
1) Learn how to polish the blade (rotary tool is your best friend)
2) Learn to live with it
As these blades are just practice pieces, I wouldn't worry over them too much.

One of our guys, Brian Donofrio, used to wrap a cloth over some cardboard and then apply some metal polish to that.
Just be careful of the pressure you use. Those blades will crack easily. Read the restoration forum, it has lots of tips.

Best regards to most... and happy trails. Time to migrate. I may start something on my own site.

And you could get a nice already restored razor from Bill, earpiercingly sharp, for about $50. So unless you feel some REAL emotional attachment for that one, you might as well just get another piece.

I have some attachement for the first one if the etching can be preserved since my name is Shultz and I like it's size.

Bill, I'll be in touch once it arrives and I have it in hand.

--Dave

In that case, $40 for a B. Ellis job is a steal. I wouldn't wait if I were in your shoes.

That top razor looks like a 7/8? That should be a sweetie. AAMOF, I think I saw those. I would think, for the money, you couldnt get hurt working on it...and may have yourself an excellent shaver.