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Been busy working on this little beauty. There really is something so satisfying about turning something gold.....must be the alchemist in me!
Mmmmmm Gold!
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Blimey!
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That's a nice gold, not to brassy and in your face.
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That is a blinding Executive resto Hippo!,by the look of it,it got a bath...Surely it wasn't it a brush?,doesn't look like it,if it was!,that really is a beauty!.Now if you had the case+blades,you know talking big bucks!.
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That looks vaguely familiar.
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Thanks guys, I'm very pleased with how it's turned out.
@Dr Terror It is in fact brushed! It's taken a good bit of experimenting to get this sort of finish....might have to look at rhodium now as all the kits I found for that were brush kits.
@Dr Terror It is in fact brushed! It's taken a good bit of experimenting to get this sort of finish....might have to look at rhodium now as all the kits I found for that were brush kits.
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Not a familiar as you think though. Having said that yours had its nickel bath this morning so fingers crossed should get its gold coat tomorrow
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I am truly shocked!.You certainly nailed it good and proper!.Rhodium...I sure I have seen a bath solution out there somewhere...think it was about £100 a litre mind,I may be wrong,as it was about a year ago I think I saw it!.
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Thank you
I'd not managed to find a rhodium bath last time I looked, it wasn't a very thorough look to be fair! 100 quid a litre not exactly cheap! I think I might experiment with black nickel before I go down that route.
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I can't wait to see my brother's face when he receives this. In fact I can't wait to see the razor! Put the camera down, and get razoring full time, Hippo! For the umpteenth time, many thanks.
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What I want to know is,WTF do you use as an anode?,I have never seen a lump of pure rhodium!,so if you shelled out £100,how long would it realistically last???.Thank you
I'd not managed to find a rhodium bath last time I looked, it wasn't a very thorough look to be fair! 100 quid a litre not exactly cheap! I think I might experiment with black nickel before I go down that route.
Another thing,apparently palladium is the way to go,If I remember rightly,it is more eco friendly,lasts longer,cheaper,shiny'er,and harder than rhodium... But I am recalling things I read about a year ago,so you will have to check it out for yourself!!!
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That looks fantastic, Hippo. I have a couple of three-piece razors that need 'golding' - I'll drop you a line once I'm back in the black(ish).