Is this just patena or rust and brassing?
Is this rust, brassing, or just patena?
- Thread starter Nicktheswede
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Brassing....
It's brassing. Vintage Gillette's are made of plated brass. Brass can't rust. There is no metal in them to rust. 
Those caked-in whiskers make my stomach churn.
Wow, thats pretty disgusting.
Did you win that one?
Well that looks like the plating is worn off a bit and there seems to be a God-Awful, Nasty, Crusty, Dried UP, Stomach Wrenching, Disease Ridden, End of Mankind, Glop in the comb!!!!
But that could just be me looking at it upside down, half squinting with dark sun glasses on.
But that could just be me looking at it upside down, half squinting with dark sun glasses on. Let your dog like it clean. If the dog dies........don't use it
Is that an E-bay photo? If so...I can't believe that someone didn't try to clean that nasty thing up before posting.
I saw that one on Ebay. I thought about taking a chance on it for replating but then I noticed the uneven-ness when the doors are closed and as I know nothing about repairing razors, I removed it from my watch list.
I think it's just Patena I don't know what everyone elses problem is......
That's definitely not patina in between the comb's teeth, it's dried whiskers.
adjusting them takes a little time but it involves a rag and some needle nose pliers and some bending of those side hinge things. I just fixed a fatboy the was way out of alignment.... now it shuts nice and even and tight.
That's brassing and patina. Give it a good scrubbing and boil. It should make for a good shaver once clean.
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Nope I didn't win it but I did lay in the first bid and was the highest and only bidder until 30 mins till the end of the auction at 14.95 british pounds but then went up to about 30 pounds and it wasn't worth it to me if it was not just patena but also brassing. I thought it looked like brassing but wanted to get your guys opinion on it too.
Scubbing Bubbles a Boiling Bath and some Fritz polish. She will be as good as new.
The brassing is not repairable unless you go for a compltete replating
Sad !!!!
But keep the beauty....don't discard it.
Vijay
Sad !!!!
But keep the beauty....don't discard it.
Vijay
nick....drop it in an old jar filled with lime-away or CLR ...leave in there for an hour,then wash with soap and water..you will love the look !!
How much would replating an Aristocrat cost? I imagine you'd use Rhodium, rather than Nickel.
I'm considering replating an American Aristocrat in Rhodium or Nickel.
As a sidenote, it appears that someone recently purchased a pristine British Aristocrat for 30 pounds even off of fleabay via buy it now. Caveat emptor I suppose.
I'm considering replating an American Aristocrat in Rhodium or Nickel.
As a sidenote, it appears that someone recently purchased a pristine British Aristocrat for 30 pounds even off of fleabay via buy it now. Caveat emptor I suppose.
