Gillette New Long Comb

Tester28, you inspired me my man! My Long Combs had a very good weekend.

Before working on my beloved Gillette Long Comb

I hit them both with 0000 steel wool but wanted more so one is polished and the other just the wool. You can really see the machining marks on the one at the right.

Both finished and mirrored. Wow!

I started by hitting them both with 0000 steel wool. That removed the left over clear coat without having to get the acetone out and messing with that. They looked pretty good afterwards and had a brushed finish BUT having seen what Tester28 accomplished I could not be satisfied with "pretty good". I hit them with 400 grit wet sanding, followed by 2000 grit wet, followed by 0000 steel wool, followed by Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish. I could have likely started with 250 grit as there were significant tooling marks on the one. It would have saved me time getting a smooth base to polish. After figuring out a process it probably only took 30 minutes to mirror each razor. Went over to my sons house and the two of us knocked his out in well under 30 minutes. I left the handles a little more "aged" because I thought it looked cool. I love the shave I get with a Long Comb. Now I am also pleased with the appearance. Thanks for the idea Tester28.

Wow....now that is a shine. Nicely done Sir

Thanks for clarifying - there are so many vintage Gillette razors that it is hard to tell them all apart.