Project Lazarus

[Hippo]

My next challenge!
This is going to be interesting I think! Some serious corrosion on the handle, in fact a bit is missing, so my thinking at the moment is to shorten the handle, thus cutting off the rotten bit! Stay tuned!

 

[missingskin]

I think this project has the right name.........
Are you re-plating razors again, if so I may have a proposition for you !!

 

[Nico1970]

Christ almighty, that definitely looks like a goner @Hippo ...

Most definitely subscribed!!

 

[Hippo]

Well. got a bit more up close and personal with this project today. Just thought I'd share some close ups of the before condition.

WARNING!! If you've just eaten you may want to look away!!!
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Pretty disgusting I'm sure you'll agree!! So bad in fact I'm going to give it a dam good scrub before it goes anywhere near the ultrasonic cleaner!!

 

[nick_s]

Lord almighty, that there looks like a health hazard!

 

[Darkbulb]

Interesting project and some fantastic photos

 

[Hippo]

Thanks guys Well I've given the razor a bit of a scrub and here's the results, nothing amazing, but it's clean enough to head for the ultrasonic tank now

 

[efsk]

That thing looked horrible. Wouldn't be surprised if this thing never was rinsed after a shave.

 

[Hippo]

Right well this is it after a very long bath in the ultrasonic cleaner, better but still not bril :-(

 

[Hippo]

Now here it is after 4 hours of elbow grease!! I've also trimmed down the original long handle to the same size as the short handle model.

 

[Hippo]

The now shorter handle.

 

[Hippo]

That rather grotty adjuster knob is now polished, I'd rather have avoided this but the pitting was too bad so something needed to be done.



The doors have been thoroughly polished now

 

[Hippo]

And that tbar now has rather less DNA on it!!

 

[Hippo]

Time for another bath!

 

[Dr Terror]

Great thread!.As you only cut a small bit off the part of the handle that was hidden under the adjuster ring,it should be plain sailing now,as the spring retaining 'plate' is quite low down inside the handle on the SA's,so it should all work out quite well!.Instead of a 109 SA,you will now be the proud owner of the only 107 SA in the world!...

 

[efsk]

Unpossible! There was a razor underneath!