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  1. 03-23-2012, 12:09 AM #1
    joeltibbs7
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    Question Hey! Joel here. Three cheers for Straight Razor Palace!

    Hello from west Texas! My name is Joel and I am happy to be apart of SRP! My wife actually got me started on straight razor shaving when she bought me a small starter kit for our anniversary! She's into the vintage ways and got me hooked too! I never would have guess there was an entire community of straight razor users or such a plethera of information! It's so cool!

    I just received my first razor, a dovo ebony 5/8 carbon steel razor from vintage blades, a can of Dr. Harris' Arlington Shave cream, and a fantastic 3" strop! I have 2 successful shaves under my belt and am loving the whole process. So far I have had all of my questions answered from previous threads save for one. There is some gold etching on the spine and it concerns me a little because the razor arrived 2 days ago and the gold spine seems to be showing some new discoloration or slight darkening to about a 1/2" area... I don't know what it could be considering I have wiped it completely clean and dry after both uses, lightly stropped, and applied a thin layer of Vintage Blades oil to the whole of the metal surface. Is this something to be concerned about??
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  2. 03-23-2012, 12:19 AM #2
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    Hey, welcome to SRP. this forum also blew me away when I found it. I am not sure why the gold wash is fading or loosing color but it isn't anything to worry about. it will not affect the razor at all.
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  3. 03-23-2012, 01:16 AM #3
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    Welcome to SRP. Some pics would help give us a better idea of the problem.
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  4. 03-23-2012, 02:05 AM #4
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    Welcome to SRP! Can't comment myself as I don't have a blade with gold etching/wash on it.
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  5. 03-23-2012, 02:08 AM #5
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    Welcome to SRP........I too hail from far West Texas.......El Paso Del Norte
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  6. 05-07-2012, 08:52 PM #6
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    problem solved! It was nothing to worry about at all! the black residue i found in my gold etching was from my black strop! haha! NOOB!
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