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How do I remove the rust and tarnish from this razor? And what am I doing wrong to get the razor to look like this? I leave the razors out to dry after I shave so I am not sure why I have this problem. These marks are on the other side of the blade as well.
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Thanks
Well, you have to do more than leave it out to dry. You have to dry it first. When people talk about leaving it out, they just mean so that any hard-to-get-at moisture in the pivot, etc. gets air-dried after they've given it the once-over. But always wipe the blade with toilet paper or the like.
I usually rinse mine in hot hot water, put it aside open, do my post-shave rinsing and bayrumming and whatever, and then take the razor – all but completely dry by this point – and give it the once-over with a few pieces of toilet paper.
If you're doing all that and still getting rust, then maybe you have a moisture problem wherever you're storing your razors...
Thank you for the advice. How do I get rid of those spots? or is it something I have to live with.
A little MAAS polish. tissue works great after the shave and few laps on the linen strop don't hurt.
I find it always pays to be paranoid about moisture! After a shave I dry with toilet paper (including around the pins/pivot) and then strop on linen/leather. After someone else's suggestion on this forum I have put a layer of uncooked rice in the box where I store my blades and that seems to take all the moisture out of the air in the box. Outcome: in 1 year I've yet to see any signs of rust on my blades.
Water marks can, however, develop near the edge and when they get a little too unsightly I break out the Maas and a cotton bud and spend a few minutes polishing them up. (I tend to do this before I hone so it doesn't matter too much if I accidentally dull the blade during polishing.)
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Two great ideas in one post!
"Cotton bud" -- I think that's what I refer to as a Q-Tip (which is registered, or a trademark, or somesuch). I should have thought of that, should be good for detail work.
My Dovo has this problem too, and I've used Maas to remove the ugly.
As for drying it off after shaving, is there any reason not to use a hair dryer on it for a few seconds?
Ok, stupid question time.. lol :) What's MAAS stand for ?
Jeff
MAAS is a brand of metal polish.
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I was always worried that some residue from the Maas might end up on the bench hone and cause some adverse reaction or mess up the bench hone somehow. Anyone?
I have regularly seen that recommended and have done it myself without any problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Magruder
Quick question on the MAAS and other similar metal polishes. Does anyone know what grit equivalent they are? Could they be used as strop paste instead of CrO?
Be careful with the MAAS and your goldwash.....Dont wanna take that off as well :P
Excuse the 'bump', but could this be a 'fault' with the 'Special', because mine has also started to develop black marks and a few rust spots on the back of the blade, even though I wipe the blade with tissue before cleaning up post shave, and oil/air the blade before putting away. :shrug:
Just to state the obvious:
If you are doing all the drying and such and you still getting rust spots, water spots, etc: perhaps it is time to add a little oil into yer storage repertoire Perhaps some tuff glide, some silicone spray, or perhaps a light costing of just plain old WD-40, or course you would have to rinse the razor before using to avoid skin irritation...
Just my 2 cents worth..
On a similar line as bssixgun:
I live on the east coast of the US where the humidity is pretty high. After finding a few of my razors with the beginnings of stain or even rust, I started regularly using Camelia oil to coat my razors after drying them. Have not had a problem since.
You may also want to dry your razor quickly with a hair dryer to remove any moisture from the pivot pin area.
I just say live with it. Eventually if you frett about it , it will drive you crazy. I live in the desert with little humidity and after I shave I really dry my razors and blow air through them and leave em out and put sterol on them yet they still get the black spots on them. I just wait until they accumulate and use a rubber eraser to take them off. If they are just surface rust or water spots that will take them right off. if its a little more serious some metal polish will work. The only think to watch is if you have celluloid scales and they seem to be getting bad fast the scales may be starting to rot in which case the scales have to go.
There are oils and stuff you can put on your razor once or twice a week that will help with that. I use Corrosion-X and it actually displaces water and bonds with the steel. There are other preps that you can use also.
Later,
Richard