Ever-Ready 100 Red & White

[heyoka]

This is my first restore. I used a Dremel with a cylindrical grinding bit to remove the old plug. The top and bottom halves of the egg-shaped part didn't match up quite right, so I filed the seam until the edges met and then polished it up. To add some heft, I glued a penny to the inside bottom and filled the handle with Bondo. Then I ground the Bondo back down to the depth that I wanted and set the new knot with 5-minute epoxy. The knot is a 20mm finest badger extra hair from TGN.

The final finishing touch will have to wait. As soon as I can get my hands on a lacquer stick, I'll refinish the lettering on the bottom.

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[paules]

Very nice. I do like those red and white Ever Ready handles. Good choice of knot too, the TGN Finest is a great knot.

[dfollett_98]

Heyoka:

Beautiful brush. :thumbup: I also love that red and white combination. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your shaves.

Don

[The Count of Merkur Cristo]

Nice Brush and I really like the red & white combo :w00t:

Christopher :badger:

[Arkansas]

Wow, you did great with that. Very nice.

[bigfoot83]

I restored the same handle about a year ago with a TGN Best knot. That brush loves both soap and creams, and feels so good to hold! I hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!

Dave

[Schwert]

Very well done. My first restore was the same handle.

[vitaman]

Nice job on the restoration! Enjoy!

[heyoka]

I'm having second thoughts about this. I found another red and white Ever-Ready, but the colors are reversed. I need that one, too. There are about a billion shave brush handles out there that need new knots... and I want all of them.

[Vinny Bobo]

Better than new!

[dfollett_98]

I'm having second thoughts about this. I found another red and white Ever-Ready, but the colors are reversed. I need that one, too. There are about a billion shave brush handles out there that need new knots... and I want all of them.

:lol::lol::lol:

That feels and sounds familiar.

Don

[Gamma]

so many handles - not enought time....

Nice job! I love restored Ever Readys.. and that is an excellent knot too.

[Deltaboy]

Love the Red and White great restore.

[Go West Young Man]

What's the loft on that? I have a similar handle just waiting for me to get around to messing with.

[heyoka]

It's right at 50mm. The total knot length was about 60mm, so it's set just a couple of mm deeper than the plug.

I wondered about setting it deeper for soaps, but it looks like it's going to be fine. It's pretty stiff.

[kf4tqj]

You've got a real tallent for it. Great job!

[odbonsv]

what did you use to get that shine on the handle it looks great

[heyoka]

Thanks. I used Brasso and then a quick buff with Flitz.

[odbonsv]

thanks hope mine comes out as nice as yours

[Hex]

I love the shine on each part and how well they work together.

Nice job.

Now I just might have to begin looking for a red and white. I have a blue and white that needs a polish and shine like yours.

[Mack]

A very nice job. I like the shape of the handle and the knot choice looks great.

[Hex]

Heyoka, I really like what you did with that red handled brush.

I have a brush identical to this one and wondered if you think that if I used Brasso and Flitz that I could get what looks like bone now, to be that brilliant white color ?

thanks.

[heyoka]

Mine wasn't as dark as yours when I started. It's hard to tell if it's really the same color. But if you're going to replace the knot anyway, you can always test it on the inside of the rim to see what it would look like.

I kind of like the bone color though. I'd be tempted to just clean it up with soap and water and then see what you think. It looks like it's in really good shape as far as no chips and dings.

[AdamBomb]

Beautiful job! What type of file did you use to smooth out the two "egg shaped" pieces? I have three brushes I plan on restoring and two have those mold lines.

[heyoka]

I used an emery board. (A cheap nail file.)

Disclaimer: There were a couple of times when I thought, "Okay, that was pretty stupid." And yet somehow it ended up okay. When you file something, you can't change your mind later. If you google it, "unsandpaper" has zero hits. (YMMV, yada yada.)