Thread: Can these girls look good again?

It could change the color a little, but will not damage them.

Originally Posted by pesa

Another question, would there be any adverse reaction on the ivory scale if I were to use WD40 to try clean the rust near the pin?

Keep it wiped up so the rust/grime paticulate doesnt set in.

Hi guys,

Finally got these razors in the mail today and as was advised earlier in this thread, I used a razor blade to clean them. The condition of these razor aren't really bad at all...no pitting, and all the rust are just surface rust. No chipping or bad rusting at the edges though they will need to be re-honed. Managed to remove all the surface rust except around the pin. Gonna try using floss thread after this. Here are the pics after I cleaned them up with the razor blade:





What can I do to polish the darken spots/ areas? Can it be removed with soft cloth and metal polish? Or do I need to use sandpaper and sand it away?

Set a bevel on it with a 1K stone. See if you can get good steel along the entire edge, you will need at least 10x magnification. If you have good steel along the entire edge or can get to it, then by all means remove the pin and restore it. If not, I would recycle the scales and put them on a good blade.

If you don't do as I mentioned above, you are just polishing a turd...it will always be a turd. I don't care how shiny or pretty a razor is...if it can't take a edge, hold it, and give a good shave...it's a turd & needs flushed into the "collector" world.

I'm afraid what you call dark areas are actually corrosion i.e. pitting. They need more abrasion than a soft cloth & polish can provide. Of particular concern is the area near the heel on the razor on the left. Some careful sanding & then honing may give you success tho.

I used soft cloth with metal polish...it managed to significantly reduce the dark areas and make it shiny-er tho I think some would stay that way. Will keep polishing them and post some pics later. Right now I really wish I have a Dramel to help the polishing. Will send this out for honing later this week and will see what the expert think.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Set a bevel on it with a 1K stone. See if you can get good steel along the entire edge, you will need at least 10x magnification. If you have good steel along the entire edge or can get to it, then by all means remove the pin and restore it. If not, I would recycle the scales and put them on a good blade.

If you don't do as I mentioned above, you are just polishing a turd...it will always be a turd. I don't care how shiny or pretty a razor is...if it can't take a edge, hold it, and give a good shave...it's a turd & needs flushed into the "collector" world.

I don't have any stone so I'm not sure whether it'll take an edge. There's a 50-50 chance it can either be a turd or a sword. I'll just have to send it for honing and find out...