Beautiful cleanup, well done! If you want to sterilise it, to be on the safe side, go ahead. You could try Barbisol for no longer than 10-15 minutes, or a 9:1 solution of water to plain (uncoloured) vinegar - I've seen 3:1 recommended but that seems a bit strong. You don't want to risk tarnishing the silver plated finish.
Or you could just stick a blade in it and go mowing whiskers!
Regards.
Chris
Thanks Chris. I hadn't thought about using white vinegar, it's something I'll definitely look into.
In other news, my blade pack has arrived (ordered from
@Lose the beard's thread in the BST section of the forum). 105 blades for £10 delivered, including 7'Oclock yellows & greens, Sputnik, Astra blue & green, Feather, Rapira, Permasharp, BiC, Supermax, Derby, Treet. I've never used any of them before so I'm looking forward to working my way through them and seeing what works best for me.
I was also lucky enough to stumble upon Matt's (
@MPH) soap sample PIF thread on the night before he closed it for applicants, and even luckier to be the name drawn out of the hat! As a result, I have a number of soaps and creams heading my way absolutely free of charge. How generous is that, eh? I know, I can't believe it either - a fantastic gesture and one that I appreciate very much. Shopping for soaps online is a nightmare for a newbie like me who hasn't got a clue what anything smells like!
In a moment of madness I've also ordered myself a new brush. It's a Plissoft synthetic knot (which is supposed to be quite good apparently) in a basic barbershop style handle, for the princely sum of £16 delivered from Canada (it's
this one).
It was heavily discounted so I've no idea what to expect, but it should be an improvement on my current brush (£3.50 Wilkinson Sword).
So, new blades (thanks to "
@Lose the beard"), new soaps (thanks to
@MPH), a new brush on the way (thanks to a thread in the Brushes section) and a shiny 1921 razor (thanks to the advice in this thread).
Looks like I'm all sorted.