Vintage Gillette Revamp or leave

Get user opinion should I have them Rhodium revamped or just leave alone and just have the doors replated that is missing rhodium.
What are the black specs or dark marks on some of the teeth?

Here are pics
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Thanks for the input in advance.


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Black stuff is likely polishing compound.

Those look great and freshly polished to me.

A soft toothbrush and some dish soap should get the gunk out. If you do, you should oil the TTO afterwards.

As for refinishing them? Up to you my friend.

Black stuff is likely polishing compound.

Those look great and freshly polished to me.

A soft toothbrush and some dish soap should get the gunk out. If you do, you should oil the TTO afterwards.

As for refinishing them? Up to you my friend.

New to vintage. These are original plating, does getting them replated help or lower the value?


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I think it depends on the buyer.

If you have any of the original accessories like the case or cardboard box or original blades I think leaving them original is best.

If you want them to look the best I'd think you need to have them replated top to bottom so the finish matches all over.

With so many new razors on the market, I have no idea what the value would be before or after.

Depends on what you have into them already. A good replating job is going to set you back some money.

I highly doubt that the plating will be less than what you would get extra for them for doing it unless you got them for next to nothing. Rhodium is spendy. I haven't had any razors done in a few years but I have read that the wait list for the work is long and the price is high in my opinion.

I'd do it for my favorite if I wanted it to look outstanding. I wouldn't have it done to try and profit though.

I think it depends on the buyer.

If you have any of the original accessories like the case or cardboard box or original blades I think leaving them original is best.

If you want them to look the best I'd think you need to have them replated top to bottom so the finish matches all over.

With so many new razors on the market, I have no idea what the value would be before or after.

Depends on what you have into them already. A good replating job is going to set you back some money.

I highly doubt that the plating will be less than what you would get extra for them for doing it unless you got them for next to nothing. Rhodium is spendy. I haven't had any razors done in a few years but I have read that the wait list for the work is long and the price is high in my opinion.

If do it for my favorite if I wanted it to look outstanding. I wouldn't have it done to try and profit though.

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The person I sent them to, said he has not received any ever this nice.


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Nice.

Sounds like you've already decided.

Let's see the after pictures when they're done.

If the photos of the heads above are what I think...plating loss....and not just a reflection you must replate them. If they can just replate the head do it.

Yes, I'd replate them too.

I'm not a collector, merely a user, but for me the value would increase, But I wouldn't do it for that. I'd do it to give them another 100 years of life.

Black stuff is likely polishing compound.

Those look great and freshly polished to me.

A soft toothbrush and some dish soap should get the gunk out. If you do, you should oil the TTO afterwards.

As for refinishing them? Up to you my friend.

New to vintage. These are original plating, does getting them replated help or lower the value?


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Replating a nasty razor can increase the value, but yours are much better than that. When you go for resale, assuming similar looks, original condition always trumps a replating.

I'd get them replated, but either way those look like a couple of fine razors.