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12-15-2010, 05:31 AM #1Member
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some dovos
Here are 4 average state blades after sanding, cleaning, polishing, and my first try of gold electroplating.
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12-15-2010, 05:45 AM #2Senior Member
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Nice job. In the photos the plating looks good enough to pass for original.
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12-15-2010, 05:53 AM #3Senior Member
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The razors are beautiful. The gold plating is superb.
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12-15-2010, 06:18 AM #4Poor Fit
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Wow, those are nice! Fantastic that you could redo the plating like that.
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12-15-2010, 06:22 AM #5Member
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thanks.
Of course, I've replated only backs and tangs (and stabs), not gold etching...
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12-15-2010, 07:06 AM #6Senior Member
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Very Nice Job the plating looks great
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12-15-2010, 07:25 PM #7
Very nicely done! Please keep us posted with new developments!
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12-16-2010, 02:22 AM #8The Great & Powerful Oz
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Awesome work. Did you nickel plate first or is the gold applied directly to the steel ?
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12-16-2010, 05:47 AM #9Member
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gold directly to the steel.
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12-16-2010, 05:59 AM #10The Great & Powerful Oz
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I don't have any experience to say but I remember another member doing this a few years back & he first nickel plated. IIRC he said the gold adhered to nickel better than steel but you seem to have had a stellar result.
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