Haul of razors you've yet to shave with.

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by Red Rider, Apr 17, 2016.

  1. Red Rider

    Red Rider Well-Known Member

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  2. Herm2502

    Herm2502 off to elf practice

    The single ring is a really nice shave. I like it much better than the later old types. You will enjoy it.
     
  3. AGHisBBS

    AGHisBBS Well-Known Member

    Nothing cool, just a couple of cheep-o plastic DE's.
     
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  4. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Awesome photo. :yoda
     
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  5. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I got these yesterday, so I haven't shaved with them yet. All cleaned up, and boy were they filthy!
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    Here are the seller's photos:
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    Not bad for $20, though the one razor I was hoping was minty, the G-Bar, was the one razor with plate loss. The Flying Wing (bullet tip) Micromatic was the best razor of the lot. The Super Speed has flea bites on the top cap.

    Not my best haul, not even a good haul, by my standards. :)
     
  6. targa88

    targa88 Well-Known Member

    My approach has been a little different.
    I tried a large variety at the beginning.
    Then as I progressed (DE/SE/Injector)....when I found the best shave for me the others were retired.
    DE: Wolfman WR1 SB
    SE: 1924
    Injector: a bit of a toss up: G, Injectomatic, PAL Adjustable - E2 waiting in the wings.

    So I suppose in answer to the question: E2 still pending
     
  7. BeShaved

    BeShaved Well-Known Member

    Ok. How do you get them so clean up? I have autosol and tried to polish them. But the cloth that I use to polish them immediately turned black. I was so afraid that I removed the plating. So I immediately stopped.
     
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  8. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I sprayed them with scrubbing bubbles (a bathroom cleaner...Cif is used in the U.K.), waited for the foam to dissolve, a matter of a minute or two. Rinsed them off, put a squirt of liquid hand soap on them and lightly scrubbed them with a natural bristle toothbrush. Rinsed them off again and dried them.

    That's all that is needed to restore 99% of razors to their original finish.

    Edit: Astonish bathroom cleaner in a trigger bottle is the only thing I see available for Indonesia. You probably have other options. Avoid products with bleach and/or Ammonia! Bleach will tarnish any exposed brass and can cause pitting. Ammonia will cause brass to crack. We like to think of plating as a solid coating, but in reality, it's very thin and quite porous. If you use ammonia or bleach on your razors, the plating may look fine, while the metal underneath the plating degrades, unnoticed, until the plating starts to come off of the razor.
     
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  9. Fattymaz

    Fattymaz Active Member

    All these...love antique stores image.jpg
     
  10. MattCB

    MattCB Well-Known Member


    Same here. Actually getting rid of a bunch before I consider picking up any more.
     
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