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All of my carbon steel blades get little "water spots" after a few uses, no matter how well I clean and dry the blade.
They come off easy enough with a little Nv'r dull or MAAS polish, but I'm curious how anal I should be about polishing the blades.
Is there a way to prevent it? Do you polish them off when ever they appear? ...
I dry my razors using a micro fiber towel. I don't have problems with water spots. The razors not in my shaving rotation get wiped with a tuf cloth. It leaves a nice protective coating on the blades.
Do you have very hard water that builds up calcium deposits on faucets, etc.? I use a dry towel followed by a Kleenex to dry mine (including between the scales) and the wipe with a microfiber cloth (eyeglass cloth) before storing. However, I've had none of what you describe.
I travel for a living so water is not consistent
I rinse the blade after use, dry with a clean towel and then a kleenex, including between the scales. Unless it's a travel day, I leave the razor open for a few hours to assure it is completely dry. I store the travelers in the grey silicon impregnated socks that most the shave shops sell. Those that I leave at home get a coat of razor oil before being put up.
I'll get a micro fiber cloth to carry with me. Maybe, I should just put them up after drying?
Wipe dry after use & carry a little bottle of mineral oil & a Q-Tip with you,,, then coat the razor with mineral oil after use.
I like to use the little "sample" shampoo/conditioner bottles that a hotel gives you,, just dump the contents,,, rinse & fill with mineral oil,,, most of these little bottles are air tight & do well not to leak.
Went through this myself. No matter of drying & stropping helped. Then I start coating with Ballistol oil and no more spots. I think the edge holds up better too. Wipes off easy or quick water rinse. I started oiling my safety & DE razors too and it also seems the edge lasts longer. :tu
Ballistol is worth a try. That stuff is like jb weld and duct (gaffer) tape. Has many uses for firearms, as well, and I've been meaning to pick some up.
Supposed to do a fair job cutting through Cosmoline. I've spent many hours trying to remove that stuff.
Yes, it does,,,keeping them oiled solves a lot of problems later.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmercer
I always give mine a coat of wax after I clean them. When I store them I wax them and then wrap them in VCI paper (anticorrosion paper) and a pack of silica gel in the plastic container. I live in the boreal rain forest so it is pretty moist here.
Well maybe 1 of them is just spoiled ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RezDog
We have very hard water here in Athens. My Dovo Best Quality has developed water spots and minor staining, regardless of the fact that I dry the razor thoroughly after each shave and routinely coat with mineral oil. I recently tried to remove these blemishes with 000-steel wool and said oil, but with little results. Would applying a small amount of auto metal polish post shaves help?
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Originally Posted by Haroldg48
I have the same issue on some of my razors. I clean the stains with tissue(dry) by force but it isn't a good solution. However, in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdZVSaArRP8 here this guy applies toothpaste. I've never tried it but I'm going to try. Wanted to share with you guys.
Since you travel, it might help you to know that Ballistol now sells invidivual saturated wipes, packaged in foil envelopes. I think Amazon has them. I keep some in my pistol range bags.
If I may contribute my own method, and note that I only suggest you try this on a plain blade (no gold or enamel decoration, etc).
I keep a small spray bottle filled with isopropanol (99% rubbing alcohol) After rinsing the blade with hot water, I spray a little alcohol on the blade, wipe it off and after a few seconds when any residual moisture shoul have evaporated, dab a little ballistol or camellia oil on the blade. This may prove unpractical if you're on the road but it works pretty well for me!