Thread: Rust under the rubber grip

It has a depressed section in the tang that is far from uniform or smooth so even cleaned up it wouldn't look good and would also decrease the value as the rubber is original from factory and not on that many razors.

Even if there was a coating I could put on the metal in this area then have the rubber sleeve overtop that would be good. That allows for future work and wouldn't have the chance of irreparably damaging the sleeve which would be hard to replace.

Will have to check out the American bay as on the aussie site there is only one and that looks silver.

In a way you are lucky that your blade is stainless steel. It should clean up easily and if you keep that area from getting wet in the future you should not have too much of a problem with rust. New rubber covers are next to impossible to get, I believe.

Those "nail head" type of pins are fairly new and not original to that razor at a guess. You can get those pins from The Classic Edge Straight Razor Pins & Washers and Revisor Spare parts . There are other places I am sure but those are 2 that I know of.

Bob

Maybe an acrylic paint or sealer might work tnen just place the rubber back over it when dry?

Bob I believe that you are right and it wouldn't be possible to get another grip which is why I am not wanting to bond it to the metal. I am not sure if it's a original pin. I had presumed it was but suppose it could have been replaced by the last owner. Will have to research that now to make sure. Both pins are the same so I will have to do both if its not original to get the look right.

Dion that is the sort of idea I was thinking. Just something to coat it then put the grip back on. I just am unsure what would work for both durability and bonding to the metal. It will get wet at some point. Its quite close to the blade so it would occasionally get a little lather or a drop of water. I always let it dry properly before putting away.

The other problem is that I don't know if this was a problem that was there already and hidden when I brought it and has just recently come to the point where I could notice it or if it is something that I have caused. Better to solve it permanently and not have to strip it again.