Gillette Sheraton

[ShaverAZ]

New to me - just arrived in todays' mail. Cleaned up some of the residue & corrosion, then took it for a shave using a 1X used Shark Chrome. It shaves differently than all of my other vintage Gillettes, either open comb or TTO. Seems like I had to ride the cap more than usual. It'll take a couple more shaves to get the feel. Really audible, and first pass would have been sufficient (with minimal clean-up) for work or a day out shopping. It's got the notorious dropped knob, so I guess I need to figger out the right way to fix it before sending it out for a replate.

My Grail is still an Ambassador, but the Sheraton will do nicely for now.

 

[Bsohm]

Grab a piece of wire and wrap it on the groove and twist with a pliers.... it will bend all around and tighten it up again



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[BigJ]

Congrats!

(Please show photos after the re-plate.)

 

[ShaverAZ]

Grab a piece of wire and wrap it on the groove and twist with a pliers.... it will bend all around and tighten it up again



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Yeah, I read about that - much simpler than grinding the sharp edge off a tubing cutter. Gotta find some appropriate wire. Will 16 gauge copper wire work or does it need to be steel wire?

 

[ShaverAZ]

Congrats!

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Oh Yeah! You can count on it!

 

[Bsohm]

Yeah, I read about that - much simpler than grinding the sharp edge off a tubing cutter. Gotta find some appropriate wire. Will 16 gauge copper wire work or does it need to be steel wire?

Try it... it is softer then steel so a little more room for error


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[Somnos]

I got mine done by Chris Spencer at Back Roads Gold. For comparison my 38 Sheraton and hopefully to give you some inspiration on just how beautiful a gem it will be once she comes back to you! Great razor you have there @ShaverAZ I love mine!

 

[ShaverAZ]

I got mine done by Chris Spencer at Back Roads Gold. For comparison my 38 Sheraton and hopefully to give you some inspiration on just how beautiful a gem it will be once she comes back to you! Great razor you have there @ShaverAZ I love mine!
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BEAUTEAOUS!!

Chris will be doing mine, also. I've done business with Chris several times in the past & he's also in Arizona (Barely). He's also a part-time prospector, so it wouldn't surprise me that some of his work is done with Arizona gold. I have The Sheraton, a New LC, and a Pre War Fat Handle to send him for plating, soon.

 

[ShaverAZ]

Try it... it is softer then steel so a little more room for error


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Steel paper clip wire was a loser - broke when I twisted the ends together & before I could get any tension on it. brass wire was too soft & just stretched. Copper wire was stiffer & finally worked just enough to keep the knob in place before it also broke from twisting.

 

[Esox]

You need one of these.

If you find that razor shaves a bit rough, you can try what I did with my Gillette Regent Tech below

https://www.badgerandblade.com/foru...f-shaving-crazies.528278/page-67#post-9708536

The black tape instantly smoothed that razor out and made it almost silent.

 

[Somnos]

BEAUTEAOUS!!

Chris will be doing mine, also. I've done business with Chris several times in the past & he's also in Arizona (Barely). He's also a part-time prospector, so it wouldn't surprise me that some of his work is done with Arizona gold. I have The Sheraton, a New LC, and a Pre War Fat Handle to send him for plating, soon.

@ShaverAZ I have two gold New LC/SC and a Rhodium New SC by him also. The three gold babies are from his stash of gold Sir! Chris is good people and I’ve even picked up a case with blade bank for my 46-47 A’crat. If he’s local go for it!

 

[juno]

I got mine done by Chris Spencer at Back Roads Gold. For comparison my 38 Sheraton and hopefully to give you some inspiration on just how beautiful a gem it will be once she comes back to you! Great razor you have there @ShaverAZ I love mine!
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That looks really nice. I think I prefer 18k gold to 24k gold. It looks more like the Gillette goldwash that these razors came with. It seems to have a warmer tone.

 

[Somnos]

That looks really nice. I think I prefer 18k gold to 24k gold. It looks more like the Gillette goldwash that these razors came with. It seems to have a warmer tone.

@juno I have quite a few razors and I agree that if you replate you want to keep it in the same ballpark...but the gold ones I got from Chris? They simply blind you when they come out for the SOTD. I have nothing that compares to their brilliance. Period.

 

[Esox]

The gold wash on vintage Gillettes had a varnish over it to protect it, which is what affected the colour. You can see how the varnish dried between the teeth of the comb in NIB LC I had.

 

[juno]

@juno I have quite a few razors and I agree that if you replate you want to keep it in the same ballpark...but the gold ones I got from Chris? They simply blind you when they come out for the SOTD. I have nothing that compares to their brilliance. Period.

In am pretty sure he uses 18k gold for that reason. It has the warmer look of the original finish.

 

[Somnos]

In am pretty sure he uses 18k gold for that reason. It has the warmer look of the original finish.

All three of mine are 24k...

 

[Esox]

It would be really cool if he used gold he mined.

 

[Somnos]

It would be really cool if he used gold he mined.

I do believe that is where it comes from...

 

[juno]

On his etsy page he specifically mentions 18k gold to retain the original look. Not to say that some are not done in 24k as well.

 

[Somnos]

On his etsy page he specifically mentions 18k gold to retain the original look. Not to say that some are not done in 24k as well.

Well that is a new thing because mine were all done in 24k. Still his quality of work is fantastic.