Due to some health problems I now have a lot of free time on my hands. I have decided to start trying to do some restorations for personal use razors.

Today I found a John Heiffer Sheffield steel wedge with ivory scales (Pics below). My plan is just to clean it up and get it shaving. I'm not interested in "mirror shine" or anything just some light sanding and polishing to get it looking good. As I live in a small travel trailer RV I will be doing most everything by hand. I will be leaving the scales on because 1. I've never unpinned a razor before and don't want to damage the ivory scales learning. I'll save that for something else. 2. The pins don't have washers on this razor so the risk of damage is even greater.

What I would like help with is any tricks to getting at the crud and rust at the pivot point and jimps. I have a Dremel but again I don't want to do any damage. I'm sure there are some very simple solutions and would very much appreciate any ideas.

Thanks Mick.