Cleaned Up W&B

[TonyN]

I picked this W&B up about 2 months ago. I finally got the time to clean it up. There are still a few flea bites and light pitting, but it turned out pretty good without sanding it down.

[TonyN]

A few more pics.

[natchez]

Nice job! Looks very spiffy- enjoy.

[mycarver]

Nice work. As I've said before, I don't know what it is with these W&B's,, but they seem to be my most consistently good shavers. Enjoy yours as I do mine.

[Wid]

Nice work Tony.

[hig789]

Nice and shiny. Lookin good.

[kiwichris]

Nice polish - it looks great.

[1Speedster]

That's a fine looking restoration. Nice work.

[life2short1971]

I wonder the stories that razor could tell. Very nice Tony

[TigerRD]

Nice job without sanding. What did you use?

[EvilZeg]

Good job.

[TonyN]

Thank you gentlemen.

I started to polish it out with Flitz. The Flitz wasn't doing a great job of cleaning and polishing it out, so I moved on to Met-All Aluminum Polish which I used with a Dremel on the lowest speed. To get into the nooks and crannies I used an electric tooth brush. I took it slow and would clean it up periodically with dish detergent and hot water and then start over again. I guess I went through about 4 of the 1/2" Dremel polishing wheels. To clean the gunk out of the ridges in the bottom of the shank I wound up using the Dremel with a wire brush.

A big consideration when polishing these out is to be sure to wear eye protection and be careful around the edge of the blade. Otherwise you can damage the edge of the blade and the piece will go flying. What was once a nice Challenge straight is no more!

[Wid]

Ouch, that sucks.

[TonyN]

Ouch, that sucks.

Yes it does Rick. Luckily I was wearing safety glasses because the piece of the blade flew up right into the lense. I definitely learned not to try and hold the blade in my hand while trying to polish it.

[Doc226]

Thank you gentlemen.

I started to polish it out with Flitz. The Flitz wasn't doing a great job of cleaning and polishing it out, so I moved on to Met-All Aluminum Polish which I used with a Dremel on the lowest speed. To get into the nooks and crannies I used an electric tooth brush. I took it slow and would clean it up periodically with dish detergent and hot water and then start over again. I guess I went through about 4 of the 1/2" Dremel polishing wheels. To clean the gunk out of the ridges in the bottom of the shank I wound up using the Dremel with a wire brush.

A big consideration when polishing these out is to be sure to wear eye protection and be careful around the edge of the blade. Otherwise you can damage the edge of the blade and the piece will go flying. What was once a nice Challenge straight is no more!

That should buff right out.

[mycarver]

Awww MAN! I feel for you. Glad you're OK. Using power stuff happens quicky. I too ruined my first W&B as a buffer grabbed it and flung it into the floor. And it was my last pass for the mirror finish. I'm not sure what exactly happened in your case but I've had hand held power tools grab blades as well. One thing to keep in mind is be aware of the direction of spin of the tool and it's reference to the edge. Never let the tool spin into the edge,, always away from it from the spine down and it won't catch it. It's easy to forget, or think you'll only get so close and you'll be OK,, but it only takes a second for that tool to walk just a bit and grab that edge.