My Gillette Slim looks quite good for its age (61 years - built 1961 
)
But:
The part of the handle, with which one can open the doors, looks "darker" than
the upper (fixed) part of the handle...somehow.
First I thought it may be wear and tear...may be the nickel plating was partly damaged...but
with a magnifier glass I could not find any damage (points where the bronze is visible) of the plating.
But I recognized also, that the knurling of that lower part is a little different (more "dense" if that makes any sense)
to that of the upper, fixed part.
May this the reason for its "darker" appearance?
Unfortunately I didn't found any comparable photo...there were photos of chrome or rhodium plated Slims (too shiny), photos, which
were of lower general quality, too dark pictures....and so forth...
If there is someone out there with a Slim of good condition - especially when it comes to the plating:
Is this "darker plating" effect an optical illusion, is my personal problem, wear and tear, or... ?
And if there is something which can be done to make the lower part as shiny as the upper part while not doing any harm to my Slim -
I would be very happy to hear about it (I washed and cleaned my Slim thoroughly beforehand...)
If wanted, I will post a photo tomorrow - currently the moon is not giving enough light...
)But:
The part of the handle, with which one can open the doors, looks "darker" than
the upper (fixed) part of the handle...somehow.
First I thought it may be wear and tear...may be the nickel plating was partly damaged...but
with a magnifier glass I could not find any damage (points where the bronze is visible) of the plating.
But I recognized also, that the knurling of that lower part is a little different (more "dense" if that makes any sense)
to that of the upper, fixed part.
May this the reason for its "darker" appearance?
Unfortunately I didn't found any comparable photo...there were photos of chrome or rhodium plated Slims (too shiny), photos, which
were of lower general quality, too dark pictures....and so forth...
If there is someone out there with a Slim of good condition - especially when it comes to the plating:
Is this "darker plating" effect an optical illusion, is my personal problem
, wear and tear, or... ?And if there is something which can be done to make the lower part as shiny as the upper part while not doing any harm to my Slim -
I would be very happy to hear about it (I washed and cleaned my Slim thoroughly beforehand...)
If wanted, I will post a photo tomorrow - currently the moon is not giving enough light...
