Disassembling my razor

[copdan128]

I received a gillette Fat-boy as a hand-me-down from my pops-in-law. I use this for my daily shave. What I was wondering is, can it be disassembled for an occasional THOROUGH cleaning (just a touch of the OCD here)? and if so, how do I do it? Any help would be great.

 

[thirdeye]

I have never kown it to be necessary to disassemble my Fatboy. I either drop it in my ultrasonic cleaner for a minute or the tried and true scrubbing bubbles and a nice boil.

Not all adjustables are easily disassembled so you may want to think twice about that and take great care in doing so.

 

[Shavegk]

You can disassemble it, but it is not necessary and you can break it (i.e-the adjustment indicator pin is very delicate). Just search on here for the best cleaning methods...such as boiling and soaking in alcohol.

 

[copdan128]

In that case, I'll leave well enough alone. Thanks for the advice.

 

[cooncatbob]

Only the "D and some of the E" vintage Fatboys have a nut in the bottom knob which can be unscrewed with needle nose pliers. Most Es and later fatboys and slim adjustable have a crimped on fitting and so far no has posted a way to get it off without causing damage.

 

[jss]

You wouldn't want to lose that chubby little fellow given its heritage....