Thread: water spots on new razor?

hey guys, i got all my stuff in (sans strop, but i am using a belt until the strop comes...seems to be working fine). Anyways, i have been at it for two weeks now, and i am getting better and better, i can see the progress day after day, but my question is this:

i bought a NEW Dovo Bizmark, and i think it was ready, out of the box, after some stropping...it seems to shave just fine and it passes the hanging hair test after some work. so i have had it for two weeks or so, and i take care of it, ie. make sure it is dry after every use, dont store it in a moist environment, but i seem to be gathering water stains towards the spine of the blade, on both sides...my question is how do i remove these, and then prevent them in the future. i am making a point to dry it off extremely well, and it seems like it is all in vein.

thanks

Welcome Brussolino,

We were actually talking about this right before the site went down,... but it was in a different thread (we were getting off-topic). I have had that happen quite a bit if I don't treat the razor with something ahead of time (after honing before using / storing). I use the Tuf-Glide that Ray sells and it works really well.

Most important is, I started storing my razors open in a drawer. Water gets trapped in the scales and when you close your razor the metal comes in contact. You'll find many old razors have dark marks near the spine where this has happened. As I said, I leave mine open to dry. Try protect them for long term, I wipe with Tuf-Glide and let dry over night. Once it's rinsed off for the next shave, it still leaves a protective film on the blade.

Chris

Sounds like you are doing well!

After you dry the razor then apply any of the following. Sterol, Tuf glide, camelia oil, mineral oil, oil of cloves, honing oil etc. Just be sure to apply something and as mentioned before pay attention to the moisture between the scales.

Hope this helps,

Ah yes, that's what I was thinking. Thanks Brussolino.

There was a prior thtread that had people weighing in on their protective methods. Clippercide is Joe's thing I think. My question is this: Some guys oil daily, but others oil say monthly and it seems to do well. I guess Tuf-Glide is a monthly kind of product. Am I right? What about the Camellia that came on my razor from David, has that already washed off or will it still do some work to protect the blade from aging? What other tricks are out there?

X

what about removing already aparent water stains?

i am being more careful now, and i have not had any problems...i have tuf-glide on the way to me, but what about removal, any products that work well?

thanks

Maas Polish.
Monte

Autosol works okay for me. Any metal polish sould work. I also like to use toothpaste to clean the chemical off after and give it that extra shine.

X

I brought this up in the thread on the SRP razors. It happened to mine the first time I used it, just after use. It had never happened to me before. I cleaned it up with som MAAZ.

In my case it could not have been lack of lubrication. The razor came lubricated and I had to remove it with alcohol. Then right after the first use, there were the water spots. Does nayone have any ideas?

Has anyone tried using T-9 to protect their razors? I see it advertized all the time for protecting woodworking tools, guns, etc. It seems to have all the qualities we need and it gets good reviews in the marine and woodworking magazines I read. I've been meaning to get a can the next time I see it in a store, but it would be nice to know someone with a success story before spending the dough . FYI, info here and here.

Originally Posted by azjoe

Has anyone tried using T-9 to protect their razors? I see it advertized all the time for protecting woodworking tools, guns, etc. It seems to have all the qualities we need and it gets good reviews in the marine and woodworking magazines I read. I've been meaning to get a can the next time I see it in a store, but it would be nice to know someone with a success story before spending the dough . FYI, info here and here.

As one who make and sells fine furniture, I use Boshield T-9 to protect my hefty tool investments. It would work fine for long term razor storage but I wouldn't recommend it for daily protection. I would not want an industrial chemical lubricant on my skin or being drawn into my brushes.

Take care,
Rik