Fatboy Parade
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Is that black one painted, or is it plated?
If it is plated what is it plated with?
The black fatboy has been coated in Carakote, a ceramic like coating mostly used for application on firearms.
Just picked up my first Fat Boy (1960 F 3) at an estate sale yesterday! It was pretty cruddy and dirty, but I soaked it in soapy water and cleaned it with a toothbrush and she looks pretty good! I've got some simichrome polish coming in the mail, so I'm hoping she'll get even purdier once I polish her. The funny thing is that I've been looking for a FB for 5-6 months now, but holding out for a good deal. I've even had dreams about going to an estate sale, walking into the master bath, and finding a nice Fat Boy in a box or drawer, and that's EXACTLY what happened yesterday!! Price paid: $2
First pic is before cleaning, 2nd pic is after. She's in perfect working order, and she looks pretty darned good too! The black ring at the bottom of the adjuster looks like new, and so does the red indicator, but the black on the numbers has faded some, maybe I'll try and fix that at some point. I popped in a fresh feather blade and shaved with her last night and again this morning---VERY impressed!
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First pic is before cleaning, 2nd pic is after. She's in perfect working order, and she looks pretty darned good too! The black ring at the bottom of the adjuster looks like new, and so does the red indicator, but the black on the numbers has faded some, maybe I'll try and fix that at some point. I popped in a fresh feather blade and shaved with her last night and again this morning---VERY impressed!
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My three all three wild finds and bought at ridiculously low prices. Left to right 59 E-1, 60 F-1, 61 G3. The 60 was my first DE When I first decided to try a DE I couldn't decide which razor to buy so I thought I would check the local antique shops the first place I check I found this was the only DE they had. I didn't know what it was, but for $2.50 I knew it was my new razor. Boy was I exited when I got home, looked on the internet, and found out what I had!The 59 is the current one in my rotation it is the one in the worst shape(still not bad at all just a little brassing on the corners) and I just don't want to get the other 2 dirty. The 61 is so near mint I can't bring myself to get it dirty yet and I have had it over 2 months now.
I've never done it, so I can't speak from experience, but I've heard of an easy way to fill in the numbers again. If you take a black crayon and draw over them the space will fill with black wax. Clean up the excess and it'll look shiny and new. Its supposed to last forever (unless you boil it...)
A gorgeous G1 that gives shaves I can't begin to compare to any other razor.
A E1 I picked up from a anqutie store for 12 bucks while back still yet to use it some planting lose still and junk still on it but glad to own a Fatboy now
This is my Fatboy's original condition when retrieved from the wild.
Here she is after a good cleaning. She cleaned up pretty nicely!
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Those are the best. Heirlooms. Unfortunately I don't have any.
Here are my collection of Fatboy's.
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Win one here:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/465959-2015-B-amp-B-Bingo-Safety-Razor-Edition
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Chris from RazorPlate Hooked my FATBOY up! This is the first Parade I have ever been a part of! Even if I am at the end it was nice to be here!
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Very nice parade!
No wonder I can't find any... you guys have them all
No wonder I can't find any... you guys have them all
I love the look of the cerakote razors, where do you guys get them done? Is the process crazy expensive?
I'd like to know the answer to this question also. I know Delta Echo Razor Works offers refinishing with GunKote products, but is anyone actually using Cerakote for refinishing safety razors? They are two different products, and Cerakote is widely regarded as being much tougher than GunKote (or Duracoat, for that matter).
I have a flashlight that is treated with Cerakote (safety orange) that I have owned for several years now and carried almost every day. Swims in my pocket with keys, change, etc. and the darned thing looks brand new. Dinged it from a drop onto asphalt, but that caused only minimal damage.
Delta Echo does great work, and I drool over the photos of their restorations that people post here. But I gotta have Cerakote. So, back to Knightly's question: where do you go for Cerakote razor refinishing?
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I've never paid more than $35 for one of my Gillette Fatboys, and that includes the case on that particular one. I think that places that sell replated versions of any razor mark them up way more than they should. When you look at the price of a decent Fatboy here on the boards in user grade condition, then look at the price to replate it, you can see what I'm taking about.
I know some here chose to purchase razors from Above The Tie that are replated from the owner and they are very happy with them. If that's something that you want to do and can afford the price, then go for it, by all means. Just remember to enjoy yourself and your collection along with the shave.
I know some here chose to purchase razors from Above The Tie that are replated from the owner and they are very happy with them. If that's something that you want to do and can afford the price, then go for it, by all means. Just remember to enjoy yourself and your collection along with the shave.
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