Replating gold razors?

[Phog Allen]

Hi gents. I have a couple of gold razors on which the finish is basically shot. One was bought that way, the other over zealously cleaned by someone other than me. I also have a couple of the silver/chrome/nickel/whatever they are DE's that would look much better with new plating. Is this a possibility? Who would do this kind of work? I don't need precious metals plating. Faux gold or silver would be fine. Just a though. Some of these old razors would look quite nice in the display case with a new plating.

Regards, Todd

[letterk]

You would need to disassemble the razors, clean them up, and then replate. Most platers charge a minimum lot charge. It may be worth it if you had a LOT of razors to replate. But probably too much for a single razor. The platers I've worked with all charge around a $250 minimum.

[roughrider]

But probably too much for a single razor. The platers I've worked with all charge around a $250 minimum.

How is the price determined? How many razors will they do for the $250?

[letterk]

The price is usually determined by a setup cost. I think you could fit a LOT of razors in their standard plating vats.

[cooncatbob]

The other problem is Gillette never intended their razor to be taken apart. They're constructed with crimp on fasteners and flanlged fittings that made disassembly difficult and reassembly even harder.

[mrmoonbeam]

Not to dredge up history here on a very old thread, but it seems more and more folks have taken to replating these days.

Is this still cost prohibitive?

I see quite a lot of replates in rhodium and nickel, but very few in gold (though there are a batch on the Razor Emporium)

[mattface]

Not to dredge up history here on a very old thread, but it seems more and more folks have taken to replating these days.

Is this still cost prohibitive?

I see quite a lot of replates in rhodium and nickel, but very few in gold (though there are a batch on the Razor Emporium)

There are tons of other threads on this, and most of them seem to put the cost between $30 and $85. I think RE lists prices for Gold and Rhodium as well as Nickel, chrome and silver. Reliable apparently will do Rhodium for as little as $65, I think gold tends to cost about the same as rhodium. Nickel is the most economical.

[RJKflyer]

I plate and replate lots of stuff - I've done watch cases, gold plated s/s watch buckles to match rose gold watch cases where you can't get rose gold buckles etc etc.

It's not hard or costly and you can do this with a pen plating kit as they are known.

Google "gold plating pen".

[Suzuki]

I plate and replate lots of stuff - I've done watch cases, gold plated s/s watch buckles to match rose gold watch cases where you can't get rose gold buckles etc etc.

It's not hard or costly and you can do this with a pen plating kit as they are known.

Google "gold plating pen".

But this isn't the same thing as what Letterk was talking about, which is electroplating - which is more durable than the replating pens. Also, I've seen very mixed results with the plating pens - can look like someone brushed nail polish on the surface.

[huck1680]

Contact Dave Glynn at SafetyRazors.co.uk. They do reasonable replating and you don't have to disassemble anything. His name on B&B is onotoman I believe. He s/b in the Vendors section

[mandoman]

You would need to disassemble the razors, clean them up, and then replate. Most platers charge a minimum lot charge. It may be worth it if you had a LOT of razors to replate. But probably too much for a single razor. The platers I've worked with all charge around a $250 minimum.

can the also do chrome plating ? whould like to have a couple of razors done

[Ceri]

Anyone thought about replating new razors? I've a hankering for a nickel plated EJ DE87, I think it would look great with the faux ivory.

[RJKflyer]

But this isn't the same thing as what Letterk was talking about, which is electroplating - which is more durable than the replating pens. Also, I've seen very mixed results with the plating pens - can look like someone brushed nail polish on the surface.

Nope this is electroplating properly. Using the right tools , solutions and electrical equipment. The 'pen' option suits smaller items and has batteries built in. For bigger stuff, we use a power supply.

It's not any sort of 'paint'. You can get a 2 micron cover easily.

[dreadpirate]

You would need to disassemble the razors ...

I thought that the razor did not need to be disassembled to re-plate it. I read somewhere on this board that Gillette plated the razors fully assembled.