Gillette Old Type restore before /after
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Nasty to nice. Details indeed.............
Nice job on the "Restore". A true diamond in the rough!
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Very nice.
Sweet Haul and great clean up!
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Well, I picked it up at a local antique store for 12.00 bucks. I saw the condition and thought, something to do, even though I already have a thin cap Old, and a thick cap. I did the usual soak, then steel wooled everything. I used my rotary tool with buffing felts and Mothers mag polish. Then finished it up with silver polish. And yes I did shave with it, and had an awesome shave with no irritation with a Feather. I think the Olds shave great. I think they are pleasing to the eye also. Thanks everyone for the comments.
looks great. thanks for sharing
Super job Mike, hands down my favorite razor.
What do you mean? Having already a type of razor prevents anyone from getting... another one... or two?
Excellent job, sir, simply excellent! Congrats!
Well done!
That's a beauty! Enjoy.
Sounds like you're in trouble then!
What do you mean? Having already a type of razor prevents anyone from getting... another one... or two?
Excellent job, sir, simply excellent! Congrats!
Great clean up job!
Excellent restore!
Totally excellent! 
Not that it doesn't look better, but calling it a restoration is beyond me. Restoring an antique is not stripping it down to bare material ... furniture, jewelry, and razors. To restore is making it look like factory new again, sympathetically, not a customization.
The judges at Pebble Beach would not even let you near the lawn if you stripped the red paint off a '65 Ferrari 250 LM.
This is my opinion from my conservator's point of view, not meant to offend.
The judges at Pebble Beach would not even let you near the lawn if you stripped the red paint off a '65 Ferrari 250 LM.
This is my opinion from my conservator's point of view, not meant to offend.
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Wow.....
