Repair Gillette Slim?

[DrAwkward]

I bought a beat-up Gillette Slim 1962 at a flea market for $10. I thought I was so smart until I noticed it is bent.
Can I fix it? If so, how? Just get pliers and bend it back? The pictures below show that one side is straight (second picture), while the other side comb (or bar or whatever that piece is called) is bent (first picture).
I welcome any suggestions.

 

[BBrad]

Use a small screwdriver as a lever to gently tweak the bend out of it. Go slowly, and eyeball the process as you go. Make sure you don't bend something else out of whack at the same time - make sure the head assembly stays square with the handle and that the doors open and close smoothly. Also be sure the adjuster tang (the piece with the four fingers that extends into the blade area) is able to move freely up and down with the adjuster set at 1.

I see some pitting in the pictures . . . clean it well with soap and water and try some MAAS or Simichrome polish to bring out some shine. It looks to be a solid daily shaver once you get the twisty out of it!

 

[DrAwkward]

I will try that. Thanks!

 

[Jeremydelagarza]

let us know how it turns out i have the same issue with a slim.

 

[alex2363]

This is how i do mine

 

[alex2363]

quick tip: I also use a plaque remover pick to remove that green old crummy stuff between the teeth of open combs

 

[DrAwkward]

I tried the gentle pry technique suggested by Brad and Alex, but it did not work. The bar/comb is part of the base plate and prying it was not producing happy results. So, I rested the bar on the edge of something very hard, holding the razor with one hand, opened the doors, placed a large flat head screw diver on the edge of the bent base plate using another hand, and then tapped it with a hammer using my third hand (I had help). It mostly worked. I also did the same thing but w/o the screw driver and hammer, just pulling down hard and pushing a bit from the top. It is about 80% fixed, but I'm still working on it. Impatience might get me to 110% fixed (i.e., broken), so I'm taking it slow ...
Right now I'm off to buy Simichrome or MAAS, per Brad's suggestion, to give it some shine.

 

[Jeremydelagarza]

take pix of what you did please.

 

[Jeremydelagarza]

nice. thanks for that. Alex.

 

[DrAwkward]

take pix of what you did please.

I can't really. That would require 5 hands; and my helper is on strike right now. Anyway, I tried to snap a pic anyway. I moved the screwdriver around a bit, always on the main base plate, to avoid bending anything else. Then I would tap it with a hammer. That yellow thing is a hard plastic cutting board. Hopefully this visual will make more sense than my description.