Love before and after pics. 
The Shine Box
- Thread starter Mbg75
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Here's a recent restore I did;
Before:
After:
It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than it was. Thanks for checking it out. Have a great night/day!
Before:
After:
It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than it was. Thanks for checking it out. Have a great night/day!
That looks awesome!
What did you use / how did you restore the lining on the inside of the case?
Hello, all I did was bend the trays back into shape after I removed the soiled velvet, and I cut some new pieces of velvet that I keep on hand here, then I applied some photo safe spray adhesive to the trays and placed the new velvet inside each tray one at a time. It took a little effort to get the velvet to seat inside the case, but a seam marking tool was very helpful for this part. I used construction glue to hold the trays inside the case, which I applied before I placed the trays inside the case. All in all it only took a few hours from start to finish.
That is too cool, if I ever restore a case in the future I will defiantly emulate you method. Thanks for the reply!
Gillette short comb. Used some Dawn, Scrubbing bubbles and Brasso. Not perfect, but ready for tomorrow's shave.
Good job [MENTION=79436]nelsonic21[/MENTION] !
Beautiful.
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romsitsa
The worst razor I ever gave money for:
After a barrel swap, hammering and soldering:
Adam
After a barrel swap, hammering and soldering:
Adam
This is my '59 E3 Fatboy. I picked it up at a nearby antique shop last year for $8. It was crusty, had a dropped knob, and suffered from overall neglect. While there's still a lot of brassing, I was able to fix the dropped knob and shine up the remaining nickel plate as best as I could. I still need to repaint the numbers on the adjuster at some point. The next time I'm in Hobby Lobby with the wife, I'll try and remember to pick up some black Testers paint.
An excellent shaver for me, on 4.
An excellent shaver for me, on 4.
Nice one, looks a lot like the E-1 that lives in my medicine cabinet and gets used most Fridays.
Proof positive that looks aren't everything!!Nice one, looks a lot like the E-1 that lives in my medicine cabinet and gets used most Fridays.
I'd love to have a nice, shiny, pristine Fatboy, but I'm not willing to pay what it would more than likely cost, unless I could find an under-priced one somewhere. I won't hold my breath, but I could get lucky again, having found a $45 Toggle. Who knows?
I actually have 2 that are shinier, but they don't shave any better so they stay clean and shiny. I actually just found another in worse shape so it may become my main user. Keep looking I'm sure you will find a nicer one someday. I've turned up a total of 6 wild Fatties, there not as rare as some seem to think. Still looking for my toggle though, congrats on yours.
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romsitsa
The boxed Super adjustable from yesterday. The handle has a few bare spots and the knob has a slight drop, but it works again (was fully stuck) and the nickel plating is mint. Box and case were reglued and polished.
Adam
Adam
That is a spectacular clean up job!!! Way to go!The boxed Super adjustable from yesterday. The handle has a few bare spots and the knob has a slight drop, but it works again (was fully stuck) and the nickel plating is mint. Box and case were reglued and polished.
Adam
I had forgotten that I posted this earlier this year, but whadaya know? I did get lucky last month at an antique festival, and found this nice cased F2 Fatboy, for only $15! The funny thing was the dealer who sold it to me, apologized for not being able to discount it any because it was under $20. I just made a face and said "Welllllll, that's OK..." No major cleaning, just a quick soak in Dawn and water to remove the a few spots of soap scum.
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romsitsa
A worn nickel plated British LC New crossed my way earlier. It turned out to be a keeper so now it's silver over a thin layer of gold.
Adam
Adam
This is after cleaning and replating by Chris.
