Thread: Stainless Steel Help

Water spotting has been "part of the straight razor deal" for me as well. I have learned to minimize it by rinsing, wiping and applying a rust preventative but I've also learned to live with it.

IME stainless razors stain less but are not immune. I have found some tougher to hone like the designer steels, ATS-34 and S30-V while the 440C that many companies used, and maybe still do, are not bad at all. They hold a good edge IME. I think they are fine and although I like carbon and the majority of my razors are HC I like my SS razors too.