How do I deep clean a 1958 Gillette

[Twelvefret]

1. Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach). Then
2. Dawn dishwashing soap/hot water bath. Then
3. Another Dawn bath and clean it with a soft toothbrush.

No germs will survive all of that, and you’ll enjoy the shiny razor.

What HD said.

 

[Mlee]

1. Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach). Then
2. Dawn dishwashing soap/hot water bath. Then
3. Another Dawn bath and clean it with a soft toothbrush.

No germs will survive all of that, and you’ll enjoy the shiny razor.

+1 to Dawn, Scrubbing Bubbles, and a toothbrush.

More than one quarter -- D-1, D-2, D-3 in my collection with the different knurling. And let us not forget the 1954 TV Specials, distinguished by the case only as the razor seems unchanged from the norm.

But alas, we stray from the topic.

+1 to this also. This is off topic but it would be interesting to know that there were D3 Super Speeds with a regular knurled handle.

 

[preidy]

1. Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach). Then
2. Dawn dishwashing soap/hot water bath. Then
3. Another Dawn bath and clean it with a soft toothbrush.

No germs will survive all of that, and you’ll enjoy the shiny razor.

You nailed it. A tried and true method.

 

[ajkel64]

Nice razor, I can't ad anything to the cleaning side of things as you have been given the best advice already.

 

[Cumberland Sausage]

As usual, most of the advice here is very good, but I did notice one post which mentioned boiling razors, which is something I wouldn't do or recommend. It risks taking the plating off some razors, particularly the gold finished ones, and isn't necessary.

 

[AJSharp]

1. Scrubbing Bubbles (no bleach). Then
2. Dawn dishwashing soap/hot water bath. Then
3. Another Dawn bath and clean it with a soft toothbrush.

No germs will survive all of that, and you’ll enjoy the shiny razor.

You could put it in the dishwasher as that's how we clean our cutlery after we eat. It really works well.