With all the talk about purchasing vintage razors for use has anyone had them re-chromed? I bet some of them would look great.
Curious,
Eric
Curious,
Eric
Has anyone re-chromed a razor?
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Eric
The old Gillette razors are nickel plated-
To re-plate you would need to acid wash the razor and then use an electro-less nickel plating, thats where the nickel (or whatever metal)is held in solution, you can buy a kit for about 120.00.
as with most plating the prep work is where the devil resides- if its not smooth and shinny when you start to plate it will not be any better when you are done. I have fooled with this over the years and the PITA factor is fairly high.
The old Gillette razors are nickel plated-
To re-plate you would need to acid wash the razor and then use an electro-less nickel plating, thats where the nickel (or whatever metal)is held in solution, you can buy a kit for about 120.00.
as with most plating the prep work is where the devil resides- if its not smooth and shinny when you start to plate it will not be any better when you are done. I have fooled with this over the years and the PITA factor is fairly high.
Cosmetic chrome plating is very environmentally unfriendly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_plating
How about just taking it somewhere for a mirror polish of the razor head?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_plating
How about just taking it somewhere for a mirror polish of the razor head?
