Thread: How...?

Can I ask why you needed to tape the spine in the first place?

First, thanks for all the good suggestions! I should have looked for goop remover in the hardware store.

Originally Posted by English

Can I ask why you needed to tape the spine in the first place?

You don't need to tape the spine but it can make things easier. I started taping the spines of wedges - for which I have a marked preference - to cut down honing time and eliminate some of the wear on the spine. For a while it was easy enough to remember which razor I had honed with tape and which I had not. As time passes and my collection grows, it becomes harder to remember which I taped and which I did not. So now I just tape them all.

I've taped a wedge for the same reasons and it did make life easier at the time.

But now I find that just by finishing a normal honing development session with a leather hone coated with Chromium oxide seems to do the trick. Also, when I strop the wedge, I have to hold the leather taught or the stropping detracts rather than smooths the edge. In fact I find it is easiest to lay the strop on a table edge to get the best results. Not always practical in the morning however.

There is some stuff called Goo Gone that is supposed to be good for removing that sticky stuff from surfaces. I am taping all spines now too. Same deal. That way I don't have to remember which were taped and which weren't. Not a moral issue IMO.

WD-40 will also work

+1 for Goo Gone. I've never used it in this scenario, but it's never failed to remove anything I've used it on.

Originally Posted by Navaja

WD-40 will also work

+1 the WD-40 takes it right off just spray some on a piece of TP and off it comes, I have had no ill effects on the scales either which I am not so sure on with some of the other harsher chemicals...

Good suggestions! What I found effective is to first oil the blade, let it set a minute then wipe it off. The tape will still stick but almost no residue to clean up.