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Yes, it was,,,continue to monitor the effect at 30 minutes,,,,,maybe 30 will be enough,,,, I pulled it at 45 minutes from the sink & cleaned.

O.K.,,, this I can run with,,, I just know that the coating/dye seems to not have penetrated the horn/shell.
The olny clue that put me into the shell arena & not the Horn arena , was the pattern...

I can't dissagree with you,,, your knowledge of razor history is well known,,
but here are some facts that stir me away from dye,,,, that black you see is a "coating" & thick,,, it was not a dye or...

Just to be safe , if you go Ez Off on those type of scales,,, leave 25 to 30,,, then check

Look familiar Gooser ? :shrug:

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This is what lies underneath that "black coating" on those scales. I believe the scales to be turtle, as many turtles are seen wth the black...

There's no way I would remove/replace the scales on the black one, unless they are damaged. Those scales would clean up beautifully,,, IMO