Thread: Slight discoloration

Gentleman-

I switched over to C.O. Bigelow shaving cream for skin sensitivity to the shaving soap but have noticed that it is leaving a light patina on my blade. It does not wipe off when drying nor does it rub off using a q-tip and water or alcohol. I did have success using a wet q-tip and a touch of tooth paste but it returned the next time I shaved. Razor is a new Dovo Bismark. Thoughts?

Polish it back up and then oil it with silicone lubricant, or something else that continues to protect throughout the shave. The options for oil abound.

Jonathan

Splashone, w/out a photo, responses are only conjecture from someone else's experience.

That another soap would 'produce' discoloration may also be that it 'shows' the effect of prior blade care - which may well be from the first soap. Getting soap all the way off before post-shave stropping, oiling and storage can take more efforts than would first be apparent, and some steels will show the effect faster than others.

If your Bismark is recent, it has alot of goldwash. *Be aware* that the first time you touch that goldwash w/ metal polish is the last time you'll see your goldwash in good shape. A single polishing w/ Maas or Mothers will remove the goldwash. If you're lucky, and the discoloration doesn't cross over into the goldwash, you can very carefully put polish on the tip of a pencil eraser and polish the areas w/out goldwash. If the discoloration is on the goldwash, its usually somewhat permanent. To clean goldwash, Honda Spray polish (sold for motorcycle cleaning & polishing) will clean surface residue from goldwash w/out removing it, but the physical rubbing can take remove the goldwash - so be gentle, careful.

Its one reason I don't like goldwash. Just normal handling for stropping can remove 1/2 the goldwash from a shank in about a week.

Originally Posted by Datsots

Polish it back up and then oil it with silicone lubricant, or something else that continues to protect throughout the shave. The options for oil abound.

Jonathan

I like this solution. I have plenty of silicone spray...I use if frequently at work. I will give it a try.

Yes it is a new razor with a lot of gold...I doubt that I could get a photo of what I am referencing. It is very hard to see, similar like a very light oil film along where the lather "stacks up." When I used the toothpaste, it left a black residue on the q-tip. If I have to go there again, I may give Nuvite grade S a shot. It is the finish grade polish I use to keep my plane mirror shiny.