Thread: What's wrong with my Dovo?

Hey, sorry bout your razor!
But I've had the same problem, ordered a 2nd hand razor online, polished it up till it looks good again.
While polishing I left it wet on the table and went for dinner (1 hour) when I came back the blade was ALREADY rusting.
This happens is the surface is fat-free. Just use some good oil on a tissue and rub it on there..
When it's wet, you can see the water running away from the blade! But ofcourse, always put away dry also...

Edit:
By the way, stropping paste is fat too, do you use paste on your strop?

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Yup, corrosion can happen extremely quickly with carbon steel!

After your shave the FIRST THING you need to do, before dealing with cleaning your brush, or making your face smell pretty with aftreshaves, etc, is TO CLEAN AND DRY YOUR RAZOR!

This is not an issue with the razor as it came to you, as it came clean and oiled. It does not take weeks or months for a razor to rust, it takes only hours.

Agreed. I always dry my razor thoroughly (doesn't take long in the dry prairies) and put a thin coat of mineral oil on the blade before storing it. And that's after every shave.

Interestingly, I recently got my first new razor (the rest are vintage), a Dovo, and the "warranty" states clearly that you need only oil the blade if being stored for extended periods of time. What crap! I'm starting to believe that Dovo spreads this kind of misinformation so people will replace their razors more often, or simply buy more.