Safety Razor Acquisition Thread.

Ferdyboy · Mar 4, 2015

Bought this off the bay... 2nd quarter 1957 red tip...it was so rough that I got it for 5 bucks:

I thought it might clean up OK, and be a good shaver if nothing else. Well, it didn't clean up so well, lol. So I decided to strip it down to the base metal and repaint the tip just to see what it would look like then. Here's the result:

Interesting. The handle from the neck down appears to be copper. From the neck up it appears to be yellow brass. Anyway, I like the way it turned out!

Fordfather · Mar 4, 2015

Ferdyboy said:
Bought this off the bay... 2nd quarter 1957 red tip...it was so rough that I got it for 5 bucks:

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I thought it might clean up OK, and be a good shaver if nothing else. Well, it didn't clean up so well, lol. So I decided to strip it down to the base metal and repaint the tip just to see what it would look like then. Here's the result:

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Interesting. The handle from the neck down appears to be copper. From the neck up it appears to be yellow brass. Anyway, I like the way it turned out!

She's a beauty now!

Ferdyboy · Mar 4, 2015

fordfather said:
She's a beauty now!

Thanks! I think I might use it as my avatar since it's so unusual :001_smile

. Plus it's my birth year and birth quarter C2 (May 1957) :thumbup1:

AbbyW2 · Mar 4, 2015

Just to balance my recent classic acquisitions, a Merkur Vision 2000

MrLara · Mar 4, 2015

Ferdyboy said:
Bought this off the bay... 2nd quarter 1957 red tip...it was so rough that I got it for 5 bucks:

I thought it might clean up OK, and be a good shaver if nothing else. Well, it didn't clean up so well, lol. So I decided to strip it down to the base metal and repaint the tip just to see what it would look like then. Here's the result:

What did you use to do that? I have a few superspeeds that i'm willing to try that on.

SRNewb · Mar 4, 2015

dionesius3 said:
The Black handle SS doesn't get the love it deserves around here, but rest assured that it is a fantastic shaver when used correctly.
The sharper the blade the better the shave in my experience.

Plus one!

SRNewb · Mar 4, 2015

Dools said:
I Love all the SS models. They are pretty easy to find, and, easy to give away.

Yeah, i agree with the first part, but not so much the second, lol. I absolutely love the super speeds. i only have the one black handled one, but when I get my grubby little hands on any more, they will never leave me. i love all of my razors, but the SS,when I reach for a DE, is the one that shaves my mug the best.

Roderick · Mar 4, 2015

I'll have to try mine. I've had it kicking around for a month and have not even cleaned it up yet

GolFisHunt · Mar 5, 2015

I picked this up on the bay recently. The picks on the listing didn't make it clear how it worked. I thought it was interesting and I was the only bidder (very low bidder). I used it for a couple of swipes yesterday and it does shave, but the design would make it difficult to keep it clean on the inside of the mechanism. Someone tried to build a better mouse trap and ended up making a better lather trap. Nice display item though.

This is how it is held while shaving. A little awkward.

pjgh · Mar 5, 2015

I'm going to make a wild guess and suggest that you've got a stropper of some sort there ... not for leather, but perhaps for glass, or similar. The blade appears to be bent in a way that is opposite to the way you'd want to shave with it. Does the blade edge make contact with the surface of, say, your lovely marble worktop when the device is put down?

Ferdyboy · Mar 5, 2015

MrLara said:
What did you use to do that? I have a few superspeeds that i'm willing to try that on.

Muriatic acid, patience and elbow grease with a dremel tool. You can get muriatic acid at paint or pool supply stores. I got the 30% concentration. Be warned, you MUST be careful and safe when using this stuff. It will burn the hell out of you, strip your clothes off if you splash some on you, and the vapors are VERY toxic...you MUST do this outside IN A GLASS CONTAINER and avoid breathing the fumes. When you submerge the razor, be prepared to wait...and wait....and wait some more. It will be bubbling and fizzing for what seems like an eternity. I had to soak it for almost two days, every so often taking it out, checking the progress, and hitting it with the steel wire brush attachment attached to the dremel. Don't forget when you're fishing it out, NOT to use anything metal...use plastic forceps and have a fresh water bath to immerse the razor in to dilute the acid and rinse it off before working on it.

It's not an easy job and attempt this only at your own risk of YOU AND THE RAZOR. Mine was so far gone I didn't care what happened to it :w00t:

odioanonimo · Mar 5, 2015

first fat boy. shes not a looker... but i think she will clean up alright

gearchow · Mar 5, 2015

No doubt in my mind that will be a beauty.

-jim

Nick_O · Mar 5, 2015

odioanonimo said:
first fat boy. shes not a looker... but i think she will clean up alright

Looks good to me. It's not the best pic but I see nothing wrong with it. Congratulations on the score.

120inna55 · Mar 5, 2015

odioanonimo said:
first fat boy. shes not a looker... but i think she will clean up alright

That looks like a little Scrubbing Bubbles treatment is just about all it needs (from what I can see of it).

odioanonimo · Mar 5, 2015

indeed. gave her a bubble bath, and im a happy camper. i thought shed need a paint job on her numbers, but they were just cruddy. the head was pretty gummed up, but the bubbles took good care of it.

MrLara · Mar 6, 2015

Ferdyboy said:
Muriatic acid, patience and elbow grease with a dremel tool. You can get muriatic acid at paint or pool supply stores. I got the 30% concentration. Be warned, you MUST be careful and safe when using this stuff. It will burn the hell out of you, strip your clothes off if you splash some on you, and the vapors are VERY toxic...you MUST do this outside IN A GLASS CONTAINER and avoid breathing the fumes. When you submerge the razor, be prepared to wait...and wait....and wait some more. It will be bubbling and fizzing for what seems like an eternity. I had to soak it for almost two days, every so often taking it out, checking the progress, and hitting it with the steel wire brush attachment attached to the dremel. Don't forget when you're fishing it out, NOT to use anything metal...use plastic forceps and have a fresh water bath to immerse the razor in to dilute the acid and rinse it off before working on it.

It's not an easy job and attempt this only at your own risk of YOU AND THE RAZOR. Mine was so far gone I didn't care what happened to it

Thanks for the response.

zed117 · Mar 6, 2015

Wrong case, but I don't really mind. These are hard to come by, and while I would have preferred rhodium over gold, I hear this is a great shaver.

nuclearblast · Mar 6, 2015

zed117 said:
Wrong case, but I don't really mind. These are hard to come by, and while I would have preferred rhodium over gold, I hear this is a great shaver.

Wow ...awesome score, a gold #16! Where did you find that???

Congrats! :thumbup:

zed117 · Mar 6, 2015

THanks Edgar! I mercado libre it's the south America version of eBay. I knew a lot of imports happened in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina etc. I figured my odds would be better there. After a few days of hunting the relative sites I found a buy it now fur 1800. About $200 USD. I was looking for a rhodium #16, but I will happily settle for the gold. Everyone tells me it's their preferred aristocrat over my #21 and 1934. I'm excited.

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