Does anyone know what type of paint can be used to touch up a Gillette red tip?? Also, where I can obtain some?? Thanks in advance...
Red Tip Paint
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I used International Harvester Red from Kyrlon and got a very good match. The paint I used came in an aersol can, and I just sprayed some in to a paper cup, and then applied it as a touch up with a brush.
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I have just read that International Harvester Red is a great match. Ok thanks I will try it.
Let us know how it turns out. I picked up a red tip at a local "antique" store today and it needs a touch up.
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stay tuned...........
Two original red tips, and a third that has had touch up with Krylon IH Red.
The paint loss was pretty much the same as seen on the razor on the left.
The one on the right was merely touched up, not stripped and not completely repainted. I merely dabbed at the worn areas with a Q-tip soaked in IH Red.
Nice work, that looks great! 
Two original red tips, and a third that has had touch up with Krylon IH Red.
The paint loss was pretty much the same as seen on the razor on the left.
The one on the right was merely touched up, not stripped and not completely repainted. I merely dabbed at the worn areas with a Q-tip soaked in IH Red.
Cool. I have the same issue with my Red Tip. Where did you pick up the paint? (Home Depot, auto store?)
Thanks.
I work at a construction supply outfit, and amazingly, the day after I read a thread about the IH Red colormatch on the Red Tip, one of our accounts called for a case of IH Red Krylon.
I asked them if they were painting razors. They thought I was nuts.
I tagged along on the order, for one can. I'm pretty sure almost any hardware store that carries Krylon could order it.
I asked them if they were painting razors. They thought I was nuts.
I tagged along on the order, for one can. I'm pretty sure almost any hardware store that carries Krylon could order it.
I figure enough for a couple hundred, maybe a thousand.
I have a vision of me on my deathbed, croaking out my last instructions:
"Son, your oldest boy gets the Red Tip...make sure the Krylon can goes with it, so he can pass it on to his grandson....the youngest boy is kind of odd, he gets the Injector...I see a light...I think it's bright enough to shave by, fetch the Clubman Bay Rum and the 40's SuperSpeed...Yes, I AM taking that one with me...
I have a vision of me on my deathbed, croaking out my last instructions:
"Son, your oldest boy gets the Red Tip...make sure the Krylon can goes with it, so he can pass it on to his grandson....the youngest boy is kind of odd, he gets the Injector...I see a light...I think it's bright enough to shave by, fetch the Clubman Bay Rum and the 40's SuperSpeed...Yes, I AM taking that one with me...
looks good.
ive also heard of guys using nail polish
ive also heard of guys using nail polish
I figure enough for a couple hundred, maybe a thousand.
I have a vision of me on my deathbed, croaking out my last instructions:
"Son, your oldest boy gets the Red Tip...make sure the Krylon can goes with it, so he can pass it on to his grandson....the youngest boy is kind of odd, he gets the Injector...I see a light...I think it's bright enough to shave by, fetch the Clubman Bay Rum and the 40's SuperSpeed...Yes, I AM taking that one with me...
Okay, seriously, if you would, let us know how the touch-up wears, whether or not you see any issues with the paint coming off in cleaning, etc.
Thanks!
I too would be interested on how the paint wears. Is this the paint you picked up? I did a quick product search using froogle (now google product search) and it seems to be available from an array of retailers at widely varied prices.
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You smart.....
Who wants to bet that a bunch of pristine red colored Super Speeds will now start showing up on da Bay if not the B/S/T?
