Thread: Stains on my blade

My razor has developed stains on the blade - it's only two shaves old!

I thought it was rust, but some of the spots appeared during my second shave. The stains have no texture at all. Before each shave I thoroughly dried the blade and handle with tissue before storage. Can anyone tell me what this is?

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Sometimes they are mineral deposits from the water. Often times, you can remove stains with Maas (a metal polish). If they are fresh, they come out really easily.

Al raz.

Looks like water spots.Where the inside of the scales wet when you stored it? I usually dry my razors with warm air from a hair dryer at a low setting to avoid that from happening.Try some maas polish on a q-tip and try not to get the etching,I dont know how deep the etching is.

Thanks guys.

The inside of the scales were not wet - I dried the inside and left the razor open for a while before finally storing it.

I can't find Maas Polish for sale anywhere in the UK. I'll find another metal polish and give it a try.

Don't know if this works as I have never tried it, but I read here a while back that you can rub tin foil on the water spots to remove them. Worth a try.

I also remember mentioned that light water spots can be removed with a pencil eraser, again, I don't know how true that is either.

It also wouldn't hurt to start using oil. Some guys can get away without it if they use their razor every day, but some of us have to use oil or we'll get rust no matter how well we dry the razor.

I use baby oil on a rifle cleaning patch, but any decent medium-weight oil will work, like 30wt motor oil for example.

I had the same problem with my Dovo.

Barkeepers friend or never dull or Maas should do the trick. I have never used barkeepers friend.

I used Neverdull before I had MAAS. They both work great.

Originally Posted by JCitron

Don't know if this works as I have never tried it, but I read here a while back that you can rub tin foil on the water spots to remove them. Worth a try.

I also remember mentioned that light water spots can be removed with a pencil eraser, again, I don't know how true that is either.

The tin foil didn't work for me. The pencil eraser worked a little I think, but polish is still called for.

Originally Posted by singlewedge

I had the same problem with my Dovo.

So you have other razors that don't get stained like this, only a Dovo?

I had the problem with virtually all mine. Polish fixed it, never tried the foil and, like you had very limited success with the eraser. It's a care thing. Rinsing with hot water and drying well was the solution for me. Be very careful with the polish near the edge. It can do a surprising amount of damage.

Thanks for replying with your results. It may have been that tinfoil was recommended for rust removal, not just staining. Or it may be that I am making things up inside my head.

If I were you I'd leave it, call it a battle scar, and make up a good story for it.


Edit: Do you keep the razor in a bathroom you shower in? I keep mine in a guest bathroom that no one showers in. One day I actually used that shower and was shocked at how much moisture condensed on the blades. Mparker is correct, you should think of using an oil on them after the shave. I use mineral oil on the blades I don't use often. Baby oil is mineral oil with fragrance so that works too. You just want a good barrier between the sweet metal and the evil water.