Thread: Old razor black spots

Hello all,

I just got myself an old razor which seems in decent condition.
The blade itself is in good condition and still sharp, no need to reset the bevel or anything like that, some touching up will suffice.
However there are black spots on the blade.
I have been going through some wiki tutorials on restoration and saw these black spots on the blade as well.
Now I'm wondering, can I just polish up the blade & clean the razor, hone the blade, strop it and shave with it?
or is it necessary to sand the blade down? I'm not into removing a lot of metal, I don't wanna make big adjustments to it, and keep it in his most original state as possible; I do however am willing to use alot of elbow grease and polish it up as well as I can, even if that means it won't be perfectly clean around the pivots. I think I still could get a nice shave out of it this way.

Let me know what you guys think about this and/or what you would do
any tips on taking care of the blade are very welcomed as well.
thank you

you can certinly just clean the blade a bit and go ahead and use it
i like a mirror finish on some blades but it dont matter to the shave you will get

not sure about this but it may be more important to keep a spotted blade oiled between use as oxydation have a tendency to spread

Originally Posted by janivar123

not sure about this but it may be more important to keep a spotted blade oiled between use as oxydation have a tendency to spread

thanks for bringing that up, I forgot to ask that;

Might be interesting to look for some scientific research on this matter
I can oil it, just in case, otherwise I'll get back to the polish and elbow grease

Josh, if you can buy some MAAS metal polish and carefully clean the blade up with that, it should take care of the spotting. After you get that done, put a light coat of oil, like Camilia Oil, on the blade to protect it. Also remember to completely dry off your blade and scales when you are done shaving, and if possible, leave it out open so to allow it to completely dry. Not drying it completely and putting it away is were the spotting comes from. I put desecant packets in my razor box that was built by a member here, "oldblades", to help ward off any spotting. I have seen one of my Dovo's get a black spot on it in less than a week because I didn't dry it completely. Good luck on the razor cleaning and hope to hear more from you! Take care and God Bless!

ok thanks for the info,
I'm not using MAAS at the moment, but another metal polish, it seems to do a wonderful job as well tho,
I'll look after some oil to put on my blades to protect them
thank you

in my experience almost any any black spot on the blade means pitting under it, the question is how deep and can you live with it or you want it removed.

Originally Posted by mainaman

in my experience almost any any black spot on the blade means pitting under it, the question is how deep and can you live with it or you want it removed.

I can live with it, it doesn't need to be a mirror finish at all
I basically just want to shave with it