Thread: Oh Noes!

No, a paper towel by itself won't do it. You'll need some form of liquid abrasive. Around the house you might find an abrasive cleaner/metal polish.

I don't think you have enough experience though to go rooting around a kitchen and find what will work and what won't (razor damage could be severe in some cases).

A good metal polish at the hardware store would probably be the best local bet.

If I was out in the boonies somewhere I'd be trying toothpaste, if it were me, and yes, labor intensive would be a good description.

Ahh OK, I'll be visiting the hardware store sometime tomorrow then!

Maas or Flitz is what I would normally try to get out some light surface rust. If it is not too bad, this should bring it back nicely. If you cannot find these items at your hardware store, then you could try some Brasso or any metal polish that you might get at an automotive store. If you have access to a dremmel with some cloth buffing wheels, this should make short work of your problem. Take it easy with the dremmel and don't get close to your edge.
BTW, the toothpaste that AFDavis11 mentioned can be very effective too with the dremmel.

If you are not using your blade for a period of time, you may want to consider a light coating of oil. I use Carnelia oil on the razors that I am not currently using in my rotation.

I do indeed have access to a dremmel- so use it with the metal cleaner or just with the buffer?

Both, metal cleaner and buffer, and again, stay away from the edge. Remember what direction the buffer is spinning and imagine how the buffer could "run" or push the blade because of its high spin speed.

The buffing wheel can fly off the razor in the direction of the edge, and ruin it, in less than .1 seconds.

I'll probably stay from the Dremel anyway because of those reasons, and just spend time polishing it with a metal cleaner

Yes, and as you polish you should repeat the sentance "I won't leave my razor wet again" over and over . . .

I think it was water caught in the part the blade goes into- difficult to dry. After being left in the plastic case, that's when the problem happened. Its all a learning experience, eh?

Best bet is hand rubbing with maas, flitz or some other metal polish. If that is a Wapi, you have a lot of metal in that blade and that will be your friend as far as trying to put some elbow grease on it, BUT as mentioned several times here, be careful of your edge!
-Good luck and let us know how you make out!

Thanks, Alan. I should have said something about keeping the Dremmel rotation going either to the side or toward the spine. Good point!