Thread: Rust on a week old razor????

Sadly thanks to the collapse of the real estate market I'm stuck in NYC for the next bazillion years

It could be worse you could be stuck in NYC...wait, you said you are in NYC....embarrassing

Could be worse, I could be in Florida

I agree that if you can avoid getting water anywhere except the blade when shaving, that is your best bet. However if you are like me that is almost impossible - I get water and lather everywhere, I don't know why. Anyway, I've always had good success with the pivot pins and rust by squirting a tiny bit of WD40 in there.

James.

Funny thing is, I tried a little WD40 and the razor freed up and pivots easily now..... MAybe I should treat all my razors like that

Hi McGyver,

I was similarly shocked to see rust on my costly Wackers within hours. It really is that hard to completely dry them. The oil on the pivot seems a good idea. To clean the area, I'll spray a little Honda spray cleaner and polish (from the motorcycle shop). Wipe what I can w/ a cloth wrapped over a popcycle stick or q-tip.

If you get this on the blade face, one of Robert William's trick is to use the erasor of a pencil to rub the blade w/ Maas. 'Works pretty well.

The tip about the dental floss sounds great!

I've seen this problem pop up a few times with new Dovos, mine included. They rust pretty easy around the pin if stored with any water near there. My problem was I put it back in it's case too soon after shaving.

I try not to get my razor wet at all. I wipe the blade on a paper towel as I'm going then at the end of the shave dunk the blade and tang/pivot pin area in 91% alcohol, dry and do a final strop and I've got no rust issues happening. Unfortunately for me I live in Florida, with humidity everywhere.

I never thought of using the Honda line polish (I think I have a can of it somewhere, if not I know I have a can of plexus.... wonder if that would work) at the very least it would polish the scales real purdy.

I took some floss to it and got some of the rust out, I will try to keep hitting them with WD40 to keep the pivots from rusting again, but from now on I'm going to leave them open to try out after shaving (yes I will dry as much as I can before hand ) and hit them with WD every day, hopefully this is a thing of the past.


But what I find really weird, is that it is ONLY happening with my new Dovo, my Theirs Issard 5/8 and my Goldenrod 4/8 all have been stored in the bathroom with no signs of rust, I only had the Dovo for a few days when it started to tighten up (rust) could Dovo be using inferior metals in their lower end line razors? I've been eyeing their Prima Klang for a while now but if Dovo uses lesser metals I'd think again....

+1 on the tuf-glide. I have put a drop or two of mineral oil (not for babies (scented)) in the pivot before working on an eBetray special. Steel wool + polish work, good clean, quick thorough dry (like paper towel scraps) and tuf-glide. I've kept off tuf-glide before honing but thinking of putting it on before taking them to the hones and seeing if there's a difference. (I like drying them when I flip over to microscope analysis mode.)

Hey, mcgruber74, I hope you're not going to get all weird over gray water spots forming on your shiny pretty brand-new razor. I've developed a nice little story of lather water formations from a few months of 30-40 minute shaving sessions. Doesn't bother me a bit. Tarnish is its history. You get to start new with it.