Thread: To put life back into the blade

Yes, 000 steel wool and WD40 to clean, then, steel wool and a good metal polish MAAS or Mothers works just fine.

Then if you need more, go to 1000 grit Wet & Dry with a wine cork backer. 1k scratches can easily be removed with steel wool and metal polish. You can go to 2k for a brighter finish or drop down to 600 if you need to remove more.

After steel wool and metal polish, you will have a very good idea which direction you need to go. If you hit it with deep cutting low grit abrasives, you will be doing a lot of needless sanding. And do not use a wire wheel. For active rust, which you don’t have, a single edge razor blade will cut it off quickly and easily, then steel wool and WD40 to clean. And be very careful with chemicals.

That razor should cleanup just fine with steel wool, metal polish and maybe some 1K.

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Originally Posted by Grazor

DON'T start at 180 grit, besides some hone wear it doesn't look that bad. robd's suggestion of trying steel wool and metal polish is a sound method for a blade in that condition.

Yeah I did not mean to imply that THAT razor should start at 180--that is just the beginning of the range that I have used. For the OP's razor, I would have started out with around 600 grit, but I still agree that ultra fine steel wool and metal polish is a better way for him to start.

I agree with the idea of using the least harsh possible process that will work. I don't see any pitting that looks to be very deep, especially on what I can see of the edge. I'll bet it will clean up well for you with steel wool, some metal polish and a touch of elbow grease. The edge will be taken care of by the stones.