Gillette Old Type Before&After Nickel Plating

Hey Folks!
I purchased a Gillette Old Type Safety Razor online and it cost $9 including shipping. It was used pretty roughly and had a tiny crack (still has) on the handle bar's top and some dents on the head, but after I did the deep cleaning, I made a test shave and one edge of my DE razor passed, the other edge wasn't so good, so I won't take any risk and will use it like an SE for further shaves.
After the test run, I took it to a plater in a major city I live in Turkey. He plates nickel,chrome,copper,silver and gold. I asked him to plate nickel as I like white tones in watches, razors, manly items in generally. He said It'll be ready tomorrow. As I was busy, I went there after two days. He asked $7 for plating. And I think he did a great job. It looks brand new now.
If I can dare to disassemble my adjustable razors completely, I'll take them to him for plating in future.

Before the Plating:






After the Plating:

 

Very nice. Enjoy.

 

Thank you!

 

Nice. I found that the old type is fairly aggressive. Have fun with it.

 

Shinin' like brand new!

 

Nice show piece! Congrats! Looks great!

 

Looks fantastic, must be nice to have someone local that will plate for $7. Too bad the turn around time is so long

 

Thank you all, for your kind words and wishes!
Herm2502; Yeah, it's a little bir aggressive to me and it shaves very close but I liked it no irritation or nick yet. Thanks!
Luteplayers; 7 dollars for plating is really cheap for me, but I have to wait for a day to let him complete plating.

 

If you get your angle right and use a light touch, you can get a wonderful shave with the Old Type. What a great deal on that replate job!

 

Beautiful!

 

Enjoy!

 

Thank you all!

 

That came out very nice

 

They are such timeless classics. Love it when they look that nice. Enjoy.

 

That was the key, the angle. I've only tried my old type once. It was a very nice result, no irritation. But getting there was not enjoyable and I would have bet my face would have been on fire all day. I need to try it again.

Here's mine:

 

That's a beauty... Mine has a little more wear.

 

Looks great, and you can't beat the price. I've been using mine with a very light touch and a Feather blade. I only need two passes with it. Enjoy yours

 

Fantastic looking razor!

 

Good work!

 

That looks amazing and at such a cheap price too