(This post was last modified: 08-31-2020, 07:35 AM by John Rose.)
'46 British-made Aristocrat.
When I found it at a flea market (in a box of 6) it was in a sorry state, with plate loss, scratches, gouges, and pitting. The end caps were missing.
How could this even happen? It was so rough that it was unusable.
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With nothing to lose I took some fine wet/dry sandpaper to it going down to the bare brass, some polishing compound on a muslin wheel, and a bit of Brasso.
Ta-dah!
[Image: file.php?id=3345]
Now it is one of my favourite razors, mild but still efficient.
When I found it at a flea market (in a box of 6) it was in a sorry state, with plate loss, scratches, gouges, and pitting. The end caps were missing.
How could this even happen? It was so rough that it was unusable.
[Image: file.php?id=3346]
With nothing to lose I took some fine wet/dry sandpaper to it going down to the bare brass, some polishing compound on a muslin wheel, and a bit of Brasso.
Ta-dah!
[Image: file.php?id=3345]
Now it is one of my favourite razors, mild but still efficient.
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(08-31-2020, 07:34 AM)John Rose Wrote: '46 British-made Aristocrat.
When I found it at a flea market (in a box of 6) it was in a sorry state, with plate loss, scratches, gouges, and pitting. The end caps were missing.
How could this even happen? It was so rough that it was unusable.
[Image: file.php?id=3346]
With nothing to lose I took some fine wet/dry sandpaper to it going down to the bare brass, some polishing compound on a muslin wheel, and a bit of Brasso.
Ta-dah!
[Image: file.php?id=3345]
Now it is one of my favourite razors, mild but still efficient.
Wow...you did a great job on that!
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