Another late shave today, mainly because I received a Gillette Fat Boy and wanted to clean and sterilise it before I used it for the first time...
It's Fat Boy G1 made in the first quarter of 1961, which ties in nicely with my birth (Jan 1961)...that's what caught my eye about it (also it was cheaper than I expected!).
Not one of the finest examples, and not one of the more sought-after earlier models, but it's in good working condition. The owner had only given it a quick clean so it needed a thorough bath! The cleaning process involved:
- Soak in hot water and washing up liquid solution (in an old pickled onion jar) until the water cooled
- Thorough brush with a mild toothbrush
- Cotton buds used with a coconut oil 'Miracle Polishing Cloth' to get into some of the more hard-to-reach places
- Cotton buds used with small blob of T-Cut to attack a particularly stubborn stain on the inside blade section
- Rub over with 'Grime Boss' heavy duty handy wipes
- Rinse under hot water
- Soak in surgical spirit for 2 hours
Note: I only used stuff that wouldn't damage the metal or parts.
It came up quite nice and a little sharper than when it arrived, but I was more concerned with sterilising it than polishing to a gleam...
The shave:
- Glyce pre-wash
- Myrsol Emulsion pre-shave
- P&B Denali soap - great stuff!
- Plissoft brush
- Fat Boy + new Voskhod blade
- Coal tar soap post wash
- Cold water rinse + Alum
- Fine American Blend AS splash - marvellous scent!
- Nivea Sensitive balm - didn't want to ruin the AS scent!
A good shave. However, I kept having to re-tighten it as I felt that the palm of my hand was loosening the screw at the bottom of the handle...maybe I needed to tighten it more to start with?
I had it set on the least aggressive (1) setting, which worked fine for me, but not as good as my EJ89...that will take some beating.
I'm going to try it again with other blades and settings, but definitely glad I got one
Sorry for going on a bit in this post!
