Start first restoration Fernando Esser & Co

[Desiderius]

I started my first restoration. First I tried handsanding the blade, but after a couple of hours I realized I wasn't making any progress at all. So I tried machine sanding with a 180 grit flapwheel wich I placed in a fixed drill.

I managed to remove 'most' of the stains, execpt for some black rust wich is embedded a little deeper.

I haven't hand-sanded it with 400,600 or higher yet, so this isn't the end result.


Before:


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After:

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[BillEllis]

The blade looks a little thin already, so you may not be able to get all those pits out. What you have done so far looks pretty good.

[ignatz]

I'm going to second BillEllis's opinion on this one, Desiderius.

That pit looks rather deep. By the time it is completely gone you might have thinned your razor too much.

But, don't lose your courage. I agree that you have made a fine start and so you might as well try to take this particular blade as far as you can for the practice and experience.

[Doc4]

Well, even if you can't get it to perfection, it still looks pretty good now and certainly shave-worthy!

[The Invisible Edge]

I agree, you may as well go the whole hog on it - if you use progressively finer compound you will only remove the absolute minimum of metal, hopefully avoiding the 'polo-mint' moment (i.e. Gee i can see through the blade!). Great effort so far.