The Shine Box

Discussion in 'General Shaving Talk' started by Mbg75, Feb 4, 2016.

  1. Mbg75

    Mbg75 Well-Known Member

    Those are some nice razors there!

    I love my long comb. I also have a Hydromagic, but not as nice as yours.
     
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  2. Mbg75

    Mbg75 Well-Known Member

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    DIY plating


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  3. Robyflexx

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    Unbelievable! :signs107:
     
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  4. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Very cool

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  5. barbersurgeon

    barbersurgeon Well-Known Member

    @Mbg75 , what kind of plating finish did you use, nickel? Also did you open the razor to replate? Just curious.

    Looks fantastic!
     
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  6. Mbg75

    Mbg75 Well-Known Member

    Yes nickel. I did open it to replate. It's not perfect, but better than the bare brass.
     
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  7. barbersurgeon

    barbersurgeon Well-Known Member

    I love my blue handle G-type, I wish you well with yours!
     
  8. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    My $20 Aristocrat.
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  9. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    That's a beautiful twenty dollar razor!
     
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  10. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    I'm very happy. I don't see any plate loss on it!

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  11. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    I posted in the haul thread and decided to post here as well

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  12. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

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  13. Mbg75

    Mbg75 Well-Known Member

    Those are some great clean ups!


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  14. Morman Bridge

    Morman Bridge Well-Known Member

    Hello all, I just got this New Belmont Deluxe in the mail today. It's case and liner were pretty trashed. I forgot to take before photos, but I did take several after I disassembled the case. Here's the first photos-

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    And here's the finished project. It is far from perfect, but at least the razor will be sitting on fresh velvet.

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    Thanks for your interest.


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  15. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    You are welcome. Thank you for sharing your project.
    A couple follow up questions;
    What did you use to polish the box?
    Is it chrome or silver?
     
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  16. Morman Bridge

    Morman Bridge Well-Known Member

    Hello, well the box is gold plated, and although I don't recommend it for gold plate, I polished it with Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish. Normally I would polish gold razors and cases with Simichrome metal polish, but this case has a few black spots that needed a more aggressive polish. I will polish the razor with Simichrome since it is less granular than the Mothers. I hope this answers your questions.
    Thanks for your interest, and have a great day!
     
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  17. ob1page

    ob1page Frozen in Phoenix

    I bought this off eBay and to be honest it was disgusting. There was old soap caked all over it, the cap barely moved and the handle was spotted with green.
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    On a whim I decided to use the bead blaster at work to see what it could look like. I'm extremely happy with the results, it has a matte brass finish that's hard to describe but completely different from my other 1912. My initial plan was to polish it but I think I'll leave it like it is. I'm contemplating doing this to my Schick E3.
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  18. Robyflexx

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    Leave it Ben, it looks wicked! :happy036: :signs107:
     
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  19. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Looks good Ben!

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  20. mrchick

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    I like I!
     
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