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Its the Dutch Made Schick Injector Blades he is Talking About..They are Far Superior to anything Was made in the USA Schick Plant..They Weren't Marketed in the USA..The Schick Plus Platinum injector blades or the Gillette Platinum Plus injector blades?
In the USA the latter are harder to find than an honest politician. The former are always on Ebay.
I have Always Said a Personna Blade is a Nice Blade in a Later Milder Injector..Well, I loaded up the Type I 2 Hydromatic with a new Personna mini-shaper blade and Boy Howdy!!! Sweet spot found!! Sharp & smooth!! While being a bit too much for my G model, it sang like a lark in the I 2 which is a tad milder. I may just hang up the G 1 as I can buy the Personna mini-shaper blades locally, $6.00 (4.85 GBP) approx. for 20 out the door. They are really not that hard to load in a correct "magazine" once you get the hang of it.
Do you recommend these for a Golden 500 Hydro Magic, Billy?I have Always Said a Personna Blade is a Nice Blade in a Later Milder Injector..
Billy
Yeah..They Turn Up the Volume a Bit..I Find the Chick Blades to be Far Too Mild in Later Injectors..That Seems to be the General Consensus as Well..Do you recommend these for a Golden 500 Hydro Magic, Billy?
OK, a buddy traded me a mag of Chinese "Chick" blades recently for another "go round" and I loaded one up in the G 1, but as well I also used the I 2 for a SxS comparison. In the latter was a once used Personna "mini hair shaper" blade. I alternated strokes and areas with the two and in the end it was close. Damn close to be honest, but I would rate the I 2 with the modern Personna a tad better overall, BUT, and it's a big but, it was a very close run race and I can only add that the "Chick" blades just really hammer the "sweet spot" on the G 1. They tame the aggression that the modern Personna blade has in that particular injector. I think that if a person follows that formula they will be happy. Of course, YMMV.
In conclusion, I have to be honest and admit that in the end the Schick injector type razor is a better "moustrap" than the DE. They shave better overall & are far more nimble in the hand when coupled with the right blade and handled correctly. It's too bad that Gillette today doesn't make a "tribute" run of these using their best modern blade technology.
P.S. Someone will probably have to sedate Fergiebilly over this admission.
Can anyone kindly point me to a UK source for the Personna Mini Hair Shaped blades? At the moment, all I can find are ones in the States on UK eBay, but the postal cost is hair-raising (?).
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