Originally Posted by
Euclid440
It can take more than a single over night soak to loosen years of hardened can soap from inside the handle of the Executive. Ultrasound is the best way to clean even if you do not disassemble.
Some canned soaps were very sticky and attached to the inside of the handle if not rinsed thoroughly and held moisture that ate the handle from the inside out.
So, you might soak if for a few days, you can still shave with it and see if any soap is released. Check the water for clouding, an indication that soap is releasing. Some folks advocate boiling in soapy water, but I use ultrasound and hot water and Dawn Platinum dish soap, (a high Enzyme soap) instead. My ultrasound does have a heating element that gets or keeps solution warm.
It can take several days even with ultrasound. The trick is not to damage the thin gold plating, so long soaking in hot soapy water is the safest.
The slim, most folks think is a better shaver than the 195 “Fat Boy”, blade selection can make a big difference.
If you start using the Gold Executive again you can cause the soap in the handle to again retain moisture and reactivate the corrosion. The Gold Executives were fairly rare and marketed during the Holidays for gift purchase.
Nice case on the slim, nice cases can be more difficult to find than razors.