Hi everyone,
I just got 4 vintage from the bay and I'm about to experiment with some "light" restoration (I say light because I'm not planning on touching the scales just yet, I don't feel comfortable unpinning and re-pinning.
Some of the razors I got seem to be in decent shape, tiny bit of rust on one, no chips. They all have etching (no gold).
I just wanted to share my game-plan and see what you gentlemen think: I've done A LOT of reading on this forum, the Wiki, Youtube and other websites, and there is so much out there that I'm concerned I might have missed something.
So here is what I'm planning:
1) soak the blade in hot water with a few drops of Dawn for about 30 min, rinse
2) clean with Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach) using toothbrush
3) Some sandpaper, if need be (progression 150 180 240 320 400 600 1000 1200 1500 2000)
4) polish with Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish using microfiber cloth
5) another round of hot water + Dawn
6) hone (I'm setting the bevel with 12 micron lapping film, then progressing with 5, 3 and 1 micron.)
What I am unsure of:
1) what can I use to clean in between the scales? And polish the scales on the outside?
Is there anything you think I am missing?
I just got 4 vintage from the bay and I'm about to experiment with some "light" restoration (I say light because I'm not planning on touching the scales just yet, I don't feel comfortable unpinning and re-pinning.
Some of the razors I got seem to be in decent shape, tiny bit of rust on one, no chips. They all have etching (no gold).
I just wanted to share my game-plan and see what you gentlemen think: I've done A LOT of reading on this forum, the Wiki, Youtube and other websites, and there is so much out there that I'm concerned I might have missed something.
So here is what I'm planning:
1) soak the blade in hot water with a few drops of Dawn for about 30 min, rinse
2) clean with Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach) using toothbrush
3) Some sandpaper, if need be (progression 150 180 240 320 400 600 1000 1200 1500 2000)
4) polish with Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish using microfiber cloth
5) another round of hot water + Dawn
6) hone (I'm setting the bevel with 12 micron lapping film, then progressing with 5, 3 and 1 micron.)
What I am unsure of:
1) what can I use to clean in between the scales? And polish the scales on the outside?
Is there anything you think I am missing?