Thread: How Do I Know???

Originally Posted by Atsandan

Great info, thanks. What is cell rot in scales?

Cell rot is something that happens to old celluloid scales. The scales actually start to give off a gas that inevitably, will start to rust the blade.

Here is a blade in the early stages of Cell rot.


You can see a bit of fine rust forming on the heel of this blade. Blades like this can sometimes be saved, but it can take a lot of elbow grease to remove the damage it has caused. The scales need to be removed immediately in order to save this blade from any further damage.

And here is a picture of a blade that has been completely destroyed by Cell Rot. I keep this blade around specifically to show what it looks like. No amount of TLC will make this razor shave again.



Any razor that you might have that is off gasing like this, should be kept separate from all other razors.