I bought a Gillette Old cheaply on ebay and had a go at cleaning it up this afternoon. Here's the results (please bear in mind that this is only the second vintage razor I've cleaned up):
Before
After
The handle is cracked (as I suspected that it might be given that I am led to believe that this a common problem with Ball-end Old's). Does anyone know whether this is due to metal fatigue, over-tightening or another reason?
Also, is cracking likely to occur with other Gillette's fitted with hollow handles (such as Fat-handled Tech's and New's etc), or is the problem limited to Old's?
Finally, I haven't been able to remove all of the verdigris from in between the teeth of the comb. Any ideas on the best way I can go about doing this?
Before
After
The handle is cracked (as I suspected that it might be given that I am led to believe that this a common problem with Ball-end Old's). Does anyone know whether this is due to metal fatigue, over-tightening or another reason?
Also, is cracking likely to occur with other Gillette's fitted with hollow handles (such as Fat-handled Tech's and New's etc), or is the problem limited to Old's?
Finally, I haven't been able to remove all of the verdigris from in between the teeth of the comb. Any ideas on the best way I can go about doing this?