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I think you might be putting in the Nacet either upside down, backwards, or both.
Nope, I did that once, never again!
I'm guessing maybe the Nacet was a dud.
I think you might be putting in the Nacet either upside down, backwards, or both.
Must be a dud Nacet. Nacets are two levels up in sharpness from an Astra SP. Astra SPs are too dull to cut my whiskers except for in aggressive razors.
Or perhaps since it was a different blade you took a different angle that wasn't optimal for it? That too could explain the inefficiency for such a sharper blade.
I’ve had dud Nacet blades. Smooth, comfortable, ineffective. They are normally a step up from Astra Stainless blades in my limited experience.
I've had a Nacet going for 3 shaves so far in different razors and all is well so far. I think the "dud" theory is the most probable. I find them to be a very good blade.
Ok, new day, new Nacet.
I grabbed a blade from a tuck taken from 100 Nacets I had purchased about a year ago. The blade I had used the other day was a random, single blade of unknown origin, possibly part of a blade sampler I bought when I first began DE shaving.
Using the same exact prep, soap, and brush today...
...the new blade gave me my usual (expected) 3-pass, DFS+ result.
Conclusion:
On my previous shave I had either a bad day or bad blade or I put it in upside down.
FTFY
Looks great from where I'm sitting. Careful @gpjoe , with results like that you may start to find yourself even more popular than you already are.Been a while since I've plated anything, and yesterday I received a razor from a member here. In our PMs I explained that I am not Back Roads Gold level of quality, and would do my best. He gave me the green light to refinish his Made-in-England Flat Bottom Tech.
Gulp.
Last thing I want to do is f-up a razor that ain't mine.
Well, here's what I did:
The handle was missing most of the factory nickel, so I just buffed it on the wheel, mainly to clean and smooth it.
The base plate was very good. I gave the top a light sanding with 2500 and 3000 grit paper, then buffed.
The cap was brassing so I sanded it with a progression of grits finishing with 3000, then buffed.
Plating and final polish went well, and while it isn't perfect it's a razor that I would be happy to use. Hopefully he feels the same.
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Looks great from where I'm sitting. Careful @gpjoe , with results like that you may start to find yourself even more popular than you already are.
Been a while since I've plated anything, and yesterday I received a razor from a member here. In our PMs I explained that I am not Back Roads Gold level of quality, and would do my best. He gave me the green light to refinish his Made-in-England Flat Bottom Tech.
Gulp.
Last thing I want to do is f-up a razor that ain't mine.
Well, here's what I did:
The handle was missing most of the factory nickel, so I just buffed it on the wheel, mainly to clean and smooth it.
The base plate was very good. I gave the top a light sanding with 2500 and 3000 grit paper, then buffed.
The cap was brassing so I sanded it with a progression of grits finishing with 3000, then buffed.
Plating and final polish went well, and while it isn't perfect it's a razor that I would be happy to use. Hopefully he feels the same.
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So the handle you left unplated? The head is looking amazing to me!
And on a side note I like how worlds connect. The handle on this flat bottom is less common than say a fat handle so I think I know this razor as I managed to secure it from the Netherlands for said member. But I could be totally wrong of course.
Either way you did a splendid job and if I were in the US I would let you replate my Techs anytime! Out of love right, not for vending.
Cheers,
Guido
WOW! It looks amazing my friend! You more than nailed it - I agree with @Chef455 and @Guido75, you building a serious reputatuation!
Here's what it "might" have looked like before, just because everyone should see the amazing work here. All that sanding, wow, just transformed it. And the plating looks better than new to me!!
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Well done!