Thread: My First Spot

I have the sack-up sleeve. When I first started I was wiping with rag instead of water but was afraid I would dull the blade. I went to rinsing very carefully and drying what I thought was well but somehow must have oiled the water before putting in the sleeve.

Thanks for the input, better I got a spot then slamming it on the sink I guess. Knock on wood.

Will change up my strategy a bit using your ideas and stumble on....

How would I get the soap residue off the blade? it was streaking when I used dry cloth.

Rinse with hot water when you're finished shaving and then wipe dry with a clean cloth. I then follow with 15 laps on a linen strop and 20 laps on leather in order to ensure that the steel of the edge is absolutely clean of any shaving detritus. I then let it sit for a half hour before oiling and stowing in an ordinary cloth roll.

At this rate it will take at least 100 years to develop a nice patina!

I got a Ralf Aust with the African wood scales. After a week I got a spot, also was ocd with drying, stropping after, mineral oil, then straight in the sleeve. I polished it out with maas...even though there was still a spot where the spot was, instead of black it was like a tiny pothole where the black was. I think it's gone now, I got over it. The moral of the story is that I immediately ordered a stand for the razor and now I leave it out about a half day before the sleeve, mind you I still dry well, strop, and oil beforehand. Haven't had a spot in months since. Closing it too soon was definitely the culprit. Let it air dry open a good while before closing, solved my problem.

Good luck.