Thread: Need help with my Wacker razor !!

Originally Posted by Retro123

I feel ashamed of what i've done.

Can I use a haid dryer?

I would not use a hair drier on hot setting, it might cause warps in the scales, if you have cold air setting then it will be fine.

EDIT: I see Gugi beat me to it by ~40min

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.

I think that your response shows a lot of character. It takes courage (or a committed relationship with a woman) for a person to admit that they're wrong. It probably would have been much easier to save face (and self-esteem) by ignoring the responses in the thread and not posting for a while, or even deciding thay SRP was full of morons no longer worth your time.

Thank you for being classy. It's an easy thing to lose, even with the anonymity afforded by the Internet.

Originally Posted by Bruno

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.

+1, After I shave, my razor sits out on paper towel, until the next day. I wipe it down with a silicone treated cloth, and close it up.

Originally Posted by zib

+1, After I shave, my razor sits out on paper towel, until the next day. I wipe it down with a silicone treated cloth, and close it up.

Must be a + 4 by now Mine always sit open overnite. Yust in case.

try some auto chrome polish. dont be shocked when you use it and the rag has a gray color to it, thats just impurities being pulled out of the metal.

I've had good luck with cleaning goldwash using the Honda motorcycle spray polish. Since goldwash wears away quickly even from just handling the razor during a shave, gentle action w/ a soft cloth is best. It won't remove any corrosion that's already started, but does seem to safely clean the area.

When I clean up an old blade with no goldwash, I'll use a well worn 3m scotch brite pad (well worn as in most of the abrasive quality has been greatly reduced) wetted w/ the spray polish, and this cleans up alot of gunk, corrosion, etc.

BTW, your razor looks very nice. I'm a bit of a fan of the Wacker blades.

Originally Posted by pinklather

I've had good luck with cleaning goldwash using the Honda motorcycle spray polish. Since goldwash wears away quickly even from just handling the razor during a shave, gentle action w/ a soft cloth is best. It won't remove any corrosion that's already started, but does seem to safely clean the area.

When I clean up an old blade with no goldwash, I'll use a well worn 3m scotch brite pad (well worn as in most of the abrasive quality has been greatly reduced) wetted w/ the spray polish, and this cleans up alot of gunk, corrosion, etc.

BTW, your razor looks very nice. I'm a bit of a fan of the Wacker blades.

honda polish is the greatest invention of the 20th century...... that stuff will do everything short of cure cancer *(they are still testing it for that).....

i clean dang near everything with it..... including sunglasses and helmet visor....

The issues you have will not effect the performance of the razor one bit. Wacker is a quality brand and a lot of care is used when making them. They are not massed produced.

As others have said...I don't think the issues you are facing have anything to do with the razor itself. Unfortunately, it's probably user error. I bought an 8/8 NOS Dorko. I had not used it for a while. I knew instantly when I opened it back up that I didn't remove all of the moisture prior to storage. A little polish removed most of the staining.

I live in Central PA so moisture isn't a huge problem here. I don't have all of the my razors coated with oil. The razors that I don't use in my current rotation are stored with oil. I dry the blade with TP with a squirt of alcohol (I use grain alcohol, but others will do) to evaporate any remaining moisture.

@Retro 123: I noticed you live in Odense, which is not far from the sea shore IIRC. The air near the sea usually has a higher salt content than more inland. That might contribute to your issue with rust.

Let this thread be a good object lesson to everyone to "look before you leap". You might think you have been wronged and are entitled to go after someone and put things in motion that could be injurious to the other person and then you learn facts and issues you were not aware of and it turns out your actions were totally unjustified and you may have caused injury to the other person that might not be so easily undone.