I bought this 1958 (D4) Fat Boy earlier this year on the B&B BST. It was in fine mechanical shape, but cosmetically it was a little tired. I used it for a while and soon realized why fatty's are prized possessions. So, I decided to get the razor cleaned up and replated. I sent it off to Cap'n Murphy who disassembled it, cleaned it up and sent it off to Chris Evatt at Razor Plate. When Cap'n Murphy got the razor it looked like this: When it came back from Chris it looked like this: The head, doors, collet and TTO knob are all plated in rhodium. The adjuster knob and handle are plated in black rhodium. The indicator spring is red, just because, and the numbers are white. I can't thank Chris Evatt or Cap'n Murphy enough for creating this one-of-a-kind "Black Handle Super Fat Boy". The plating is flawless and the mechanism works like clockwork, smooth and easy. Thought I'd share my excitement! Randy
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Excellent choices on the colors and type of plating. I would love to emulate this! How much did it cost you in total if it's OK to ask? (Not sure if I'd be breaking any rules by asking... so if I am ignore the question)
Fantastic! Will you use it? I'm going to send my birth year slim to him, I don't think I'll use it. I plan on passing it on to my oldest grandson (12).
Rules? We don't need no stinking rules! LOL Originally the dark handle was going to be black chrome. But Chris had to discontinue that so he upgraded me to black rhodium. Check his website for prices www.razorplate.com. I've had three razors don't by him now. And they've all been great. My favorite is my '58 Executive that he replated in 24kt gold.
Use it? Absolutely! This was one of my favorites when I sent it to Chris. So it's going back into my rotation, which right now is 18 razors, so it won't get used too, too much.
That razor looks fantastic. I have a birth year slim, I'm thinking of sending to the Captain and Chris to work there magic on.