I just saw this fatboy on eBay. It is an auction, so I am not linking to it. Do you think it will clean up ok?
A little scrubbing bubbles and it will be good as new. seriously I would pass on that one. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
That's the worst looking razor u have ever seen, but at the right price Everything has value. I'm not 100% sure it would clean up, but you could certainly clean it quite a bit and I'm guessing it would work again. Or heck...send it to Delta echo razors for a good laugh.
I would so take a shot at restoring that, yes I would. There may be chunks of missing plating but I'll bet mechanically the thing would work fairly well because it's been encased and sealed under all that scale.
Awwwwww it just needs a little loving. I'd shave with it as is. Maybe its a Red Dot ... Send it to Captain Murphy!
I think in this case even rendered penguin fat would not make this dog hunt. "PAGING MR BARNUM, PAGING MR P T BARNUM, PLEAE MEET YOUR PARTY ON THE BAY!"
It's a disgusting chunk of corroded brass, trash it. It's not as if there aren't plenty of good condition vintage razors out there.
The plating is probably a write-off as it would potentially take some harsher chemicals to break down the scale. (I don't think hot water and Dawn alone is going to get us there.) I almost wonder if something like electrolytical rust removal might work.