Case has one small crack in the lid, otherwise everything is in working order. But...yikes. Honestly don't know how it can get this bad.

This'll be fun.

I usually start with the obvious ....... hot water and dish soap.

Flitz will do a great job of not only polishing the case, but will act as a cleaner. Use a toothbrush to get into harder to reach areas, case and razor.

It's simmering now.

Soaked the case in Scrubbing Bubbles for 30 minutes, then stiff toothbrushed it under warm running water. The clear styrene doesn't really need polished and the white is perfect.

Near-boiled the razor with some Dawn for 30 minutes. Toothbrushed clean while very warm, dried, then Flitz.

Now there's just a bit of staining left in the knurling that I'll need a brass brush to get out, if it will come out. All that's left is to blacken the numbers with a Sharpie.

It's a '61, btw.

Beautiful cleanup! How did you happen upon this little cream puff?

'61 is my birth year, BTW. I'm all about making things born in that year look newer. I'm currently giving the Scrubbing Bubbles and Dawn treatment with a brass brush/Sharpie touch-up serious consideration.

Sweet score and great job @gorgo2 !!

very cool.looks fantastic.

Browsing for old carbon blades, it popped up on the feed. I had to rub my eyes to make sure I was seeing what I saw. I told the seller it would take some work to get it in proper condition, so would they accept an offer? She did, possibly because it was so disgusting.

For yourself?

Seriously, if you never rinsed the handle of your razor, just laid it up coated with whatever suds were left on it, how long would take to build up a layer of scum, dead cells, stubble, and whatever else is in there? I wouldn't think it's possible but this is the 2nd one I've seen like this (the first, a flare tip, was worse).

Tell you what, I'd hate to see that guy's toothbrush.

I'm sure all of you are aware the toothbrush was invented in West Virginia.
Had it been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a teethbrush.

Great job! But rather than a sharpie, I use Testor’s enamel to blacken numbers on razors. It’s darker & more durable.

Fantastic!

I clean any razor I use with a tooth brush and dish soap after every use.
I found that if it's gonna clean up more than the initial cleaning, it gets better and better as I use it and clean it.
You did a great job

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