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President doors, lacquer coated?

I finally picked a Y2 President up for a decent price and got it cleaned up. I know the head is nickel plated but does it have the lacquer coating like the Diplomat and Aristocrat? Comparing it to my Super Speeds, Slim, etc. the doors just seem like there's this extra coating on them. There was this cloudiness to them after I soaked in soapy water and then scrubbed with a toothbrush. It wasn't the normal cloudiness from the nickel being tarnished though. It was slick and smooth. So I took some polish made for the clear coat of cars to it and it took the cloudiness away but the finish still seems thicker than my other vintage nickel Gillettes. On the gold razors, it's easy to tell the lacquer is there because it makes the gold slightly more red and has a rainbow effect but I can't tell on this one. Anybody have some insight on this?
 
I am sure they do have it. Many of my past razors seem to have some on them.
It sure seems like it. Would also make sense since it's one of their high end razors. Looking closer, looks like one of the doors was bumped with something sharp and left a couple pinhole dings, definitely not like just the standard nickel plating. Shaved with it today, just jumped to the top of my rotation!

A year ago, I sold my cased Diplomat which I loved and wanted to have as a daily shaver. It was just too nice for me to use that often though. Been looking for a decent Diplomat or President ever since and came on this with a buy it now of $30 shipped. Case is a bit of a mess and the lid doesn't close tightly. The razor came with "well earned patina":lol: It was hard to tell from the pictures (as usual) the shape it was in but I think I lucked out. After a good cleaning, just a few little pits in the handle and the aforementioned pinhole dings on the door. These are the auction pictures:
$President 1.jpg$President 2.jpg$President 3.jpg
 
Did the Spoilers come with the razor? I've got a few of those, plus some Personna 74's I've yet to try. Most people here seem to think they represent the peak of razor blade production.

Oh, nice razor, too! Can you imagine what that'll look like with a shiny new plate job?
 
Did the Spoilers come with the razor?

Can you imagine what that'll look like with a shiny new plate job?
Yeah, the Spoilers came with it, I've picked up a few packs of Spoilers in my antiquing and they really are an amazing blade. Some say they get 30+ shaves out of one but I was only able to get 10. Bryan is right though, originally they came with Blues but I like to use the blades so the Spoilers are fine with me. They're definitely nicer than the Blues.

This is my first razor with rhodium and it's amazing stuff. It shines up so easily! Someday I'll be getting it replated in all rhodium because it does bother me a little that the head doesn't match. Don't think I'll do it for a while though because the lacquer is in such nice shape that it feels wrong to replate so soon.
 
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