03-02-2022, 05:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2022, 05:29 PM by riverrun.
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Replate a vintage razor? I think yes, if it is in bad enough shape.
Here are three views of a GEM “Z”. Patent date of 1901.
On the left: when I bought it. A hopeless case
In the middle: after I cleaned it myself. Hours of work. Slight improvement.
On the right: I just got it back from replating.
![[Image: 3-Stages-Back.JPG]](https://razors.click/storagebox/shaving/GemZinn/3-Stages-Back.JPG)
I'm pleased. There are other hopeless cases in my small collection.
Did I ruin it for other collectors?
I don't care. Its sole purpose now is to give ME joy. And that it does.
Here are three views of a GEM “Z”. Patent date of 1901.
On the left: when I bought it. A hopeless case
In the middle: after I cleaned it myself. Hours of work. Slight improvement.
On the right: I just got it back from replating.
I'm pleased. There are other hopeless cases in my small collection.
Did I ruin it for other collectors?
I don't care. Its sole purpose now is to give ME joy. And that it does.