Thread: Help!! Mysterious/Sudden Razor Staining

I had a similar experience. Early on I followed some advice that had me wiping and drying my blades after use, but not cleaning them with hot water and soap. I didn't store them in the coffins, and I wouldn't advise that storage now for a daily shaver, but I would get staining pretty regularly, and like you, not on the edge.

I found that no matter how well I wiped them, a little film of the shaving soap/cream with its lanolin, glycerin, etc. remained on the blade and it was somewhat hygroscopic (attracted and/or held moisture). The staining was always in a pattern of a wiped surface. The edge didn't suffer because the stropping more efficiently removed any residue.

So, I started to clean my blades after use with a little liquid hand soap, which according to some labels is a combination hand/dish soap which is designed to cut oils, etc.. Since then I've had little trouble with staining, leading to rust. Also I started treating all my razors, blades and scales, with Renaissance Wax. It provides an extra level of protection and I apply it to a regular use razor about once every 6 to 8 weeks. It's also great for long term storage.

If you've just been wiping dry and not cleaning the blade, try cleaning with very warm to hot water with a few drops of hand or dish soap on your fingers and then rinse and dry carefully and strop and leave it out of the coffin so it can continue to dry in a more open space. See if this doesn't cure the problem. *Keep the water out of the pivot pin and out of the scales.

I've tried to include a link to classicshaving.com for the Renaissace Wax but it doesn't show in the post. Go to that site and search Renaissance in the search box and it will bring up Renaissance Wax.

Hope this helps!!

Regards,

Howard