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[antdad]

Thought I'd show you chaps this monstrosity before it went off to be plated.

The head is off an English NEW but the handle is off a fairly light weight American NEW (54g).
To add a bit of heft I snipped some small pieces of lead solder and placed them in the handle.

After tying the handle with some wire to be able to hold it I gently heated the handle with a gas burner.
When the handle rattled no longer it was done, the NEW now weighs a generous 72g.

If you have a tired TECH or other 3 piece, adding a little heft "might" bring it back into favour.

 

[neocaligatio]

That's... um... special? Haha

Should look good once it's all plated the same though - you going for gold or nickel? I've got a razor sat next to me on the desk that is about to be shipped off for re-plating, but mine is in dire need!

Who's doing your plating?

 

[antdad]

Your's NEED's replating??? What dat? Gold superspeed from what decade?

Nickel...I was just going to send it to Dave at Saftey Razors.

 

[neocaligatio]

It's a late Gillette Milord - probably late 40s:

Lovely razor to use, and mechanically very sound - just the small matter of the lack of gold....

 

[Paul_D]

I've got a gillette milord in slightly better nick than yours -but far from perfect.

How easy is it to get it gold plated(replated)?
At present, I'm not sure I'll bother but if I like it (when I eventually get around to using it) I might consider it...

 

[hunnymonster]

How easy is it to get it gold plated(replated)?

Dave (of Safetyrazors.co.uk) is in Boldon... so for you extremely easy

 

[neocaligatio]

I sent Dave an email and he responded quickly with costs - to have my Milord re-plated in gold works out about £15 inc postage.

 

[Arrowhead]

I'm looking into a plating company in Halifax which seems to have a flat rate of £7 for nickel and chrome - any smallish quantity. I'll report back once I've found out how much they charge for gold, but the quality is good.

 

[antdad]

Don't forget to lacquer the gold plating to protect it, some automotive aerosol stuff should do. Clean it well, warming the piece also helps with the finish.

 

[Rev-O]

I'm just looking, Midas-like, at all the small objects I might want gold plated . . . .

Mmm . . . gold.

 

[neocaligatio]

Don't forget to lacquer the gold plating to protect it, some automotive aerosol stuff should do. Clean it well, warming the piece also helps with the finish.

Really? I hadn't thought of that, doesn't it make one piece razors a little sticky?

 

[Paul_D]

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How easy is it to get it gold plated(replated)?

Dave (of Safetyrazors.co.uk) is in Boldon... so for you extremely easy

Aaah. Fair enough. I dropped a 1964 slim with him to replate with nickel. His business address is about halfway between my house and my parents -I didn't bother with the Royal Mail!

 

[SirPrize]

I'm just looking, Midas-like, at all the small objects I might want gold plated . . . .
Mmm . . . gold.

 

[Rev-O]

I have a 1636 chalice and patten in silver. Lovely piece of English silver.

I'll send it to Dave for the bling treatment!

Bound to add to the value.

Er . . . .

 

[Andy]

I have a 1636 chalice and patten in silver. Lovely piece of English silver.
. . . .

but whats it like to shave with !

 

[antdad]

Don't forget to lacquer the gold plating to protect it, some automotive aerosol stuff should do. Clean it well, warming the piece also helps with the finish.

Really? I hadn't thought of that, doesn't it make one piece razors a little sticky?

You can always mask off the handle whist lacquering the head and visa versa...get everything warm and clean, practise spray on something, a few light coats is all you need to increase the life of your new plating. It will wear quite quickly otherwise as I doubt it's more than a few microns thick, I think most if not all the gold plated razors would have been lacquered.