Thread: Need help with my Wacker razor !!

Originally Posted by Retro123

Thank you for replay guys. I needed to hear your opinion.
I have sent Mr. Wacker an apoligize for the misunderstanding, I have also canceled the dispute on paypal.
Thank you very much for advice.

Wise decision! Good move.

Now learn to enjoy your great razor. Buy some Autosol polishing cream, some of it applied to a Q-tip should get rid of those spots easily.

Originally Posted by Retro123

Thank you for replay guys. I needed to hear your opinion.
I have sent Mr. Wacker an apoligize for the misunderstanding, I have also canceled the dispute on paypal.
Thank you very much for advice.

Kudos for you. You did the right thing.
Now, with a bit of Maas or other metal polish, you should be able to remove those stains fairly easily.

Btw, I too never close a razor until the next day.
A shop owner once explained to me that you really should not close and put away a razor until several hours after use. And you should also check the insides of the scales before putting away the razor.

I close mine midway through the shave because i'm a boss.

I feel ashamed of what i've done.

Can I use a haid dryer?

Originally Posted by Retro123

I feel ashamed of what i've done.

Can I use a haid dryer?

Yes, a hair dryer would help dry the blade. You also might try this solution.

My routine involves a boiling a kettle of water to use during my shave, and there is plenty left at the end to pour it over the blade. It gets the metal hot enough to air dry in a matter of seconds.

But, as others have said, the blade should be oiled after using it.

Rick

Originally Posted by Retro123

I feel ashamed of what i've done.

Mistakes happen. No harm done. At least thats the way i see it.

Originally Posted by PensacolaTiger

Yes, a hair dryer would help dry the blade. You also might try this solution.

My routine involves a boiling a kettle of water to use during my shave, and there is plenty left at the end to pour it over the blade. It gets the metal hot enough to air dry in a matter of seconds.

But, as others have said, the blade should be oiled after using it.

Rick

Be careful doing this.. if the water is still close to scalding when you pour on the razor is there not a chance of affecting the blade temper?

i Just wipe carefully all over with tissue, I don't generally leave it open (though i may consider it from now) and haven't had any black dot issues where blades contact scales. but i'm very very careful about drying and polishing. If you do get water inaround the pin and it's proving a bitch to clean, some of the guys use the little cans of compressed air you get for keyboard cleaning. I use WD40, quick blast and alls good

Originally Posted by tekbow

Be careful doing this.. if the water is still close to scalding when you pour on the razor is there not a chance of affecting the blade temper?

Even at boiling, it's only 212 F, at least 100 degrees from any temperature that could affect the temper.

The scales are horn, so I wouldn't use hairdrier unless on cold air. The composition of your water matters a lot in how it reacts with steel. If you rinse the blade with deionized water and then leave it to dry you'll not have any problems, but most people don't live in a chemistry lab, so this is not practical.
The key is to keep the oxidization from forming in the first place, but what would work best in your conditions is something you'll have to figure out. The only thing that is different for you from other people who use the same razor and the same soaps is your water, and most likely the time that the blade is in contact with moisture. So those two would be the ones to look about changing.