Thread: Brand New Blade and Water Marks

Hi to all SRPers and Happy New Year

Well Santa was very good to me this Christmas. I must have behaved myself well because I unwrapped a new blade. Some how he knew that my new blade would have to be a 6/8 TI Mirror finish Spartacus with some beautiful looking Rams horn Scales with hook point and feston back. As you can imagine I was very excited and today gave it a test run. I am very pleased to report that it is a fine thing indeed and a pleasure to use however during the shave I noticed water marks on the non etched side of the blade. I can't understand how this has happened so rapidly, I have slight water marks on other satin finish DOVO blade but they took a while to appear and aren't that noticeable. I have been quite particular about the care of my blades with regards to keeping them dry and storage and having read various posts about the subject decided to leave blades dry with no oiling. There seems to me to be a 50/50 split as to whether to oil or not. I just wondered what the general feeling was with regards to watermarks, particularly on mirror finished blades. Should I just keep blades dry as always and just allow it to build up on blade or polish it out somehow? If I polish it out surely I will get the watermarks next time I shave and have the same problem again and end up with a continuous cycle of shave then polish until my blade disappears. Will these watermarks have any detrimental effect to the blade? I know this subject has been spoken about before but just wanted a bit of feedback on how you feel about watermarks on blade. Thanks

Originally Posted by 337edy

Hi to all SRPers and Happy New Year

...I can't understand how this has happened so rapidly...

Bare steel will react quite quickly with anything it can. Just polish the razor being careful to avoid any gold wash. If the polish contains wax, as some do, that alone will protect the steel in a dry climate. But in a wet climate steel needs all the protection it can get. Silicone lube wiped over Ren wax is hard to beat, along with storing the razor in dry conditions.

Once the razor is polished, waxed and lubed you shouldn't have to repeat the full process very often, maybe once a year. Just refresh the oiling/lubing regularly depending on climate and frequency of use.

Jonathan

Hi Datsots

Thanks for that, decided to get some ren wax in the end. Blades have buffed up well, prepared to put up with faint marks I think, makes them look used as they should be. Will get some metal polish on them should I feel the need. Thanks.