Thread: Who put that on my razor?!

My blades get dark spots like that just from the shave. Even before the second pass has happened.
It is the hard water where I live, god knows what chemicals they have in there also.

Now n then I give them a rub with Mass and then oil them but it is some thing I have to live with or dry shave or use Evian .

After a shave I clean ,dry,air,strop my blades ..

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Yup water spots, I get those on one or two razors just by looking at them the wrong way, one razor gets them before even finishing a shave.
Mass polish will remove them but as mentioned use some painters tape to protect the etching. I have found using renaissance-wax really helps protect my razors.
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That stuff sounds really good, I will try to get a 200ml tin.
I'm sure I can find a few uses for it.

Originally Posted by Lumberjack55

No time between towel, strop and oil just do them right away. I take it giving some time after the strop to dry will help.

As others have said, it's important to air-dry before using oil. I usually leave the razor out to dry for 1-1/2 hrs., or all day if I'm out, before dipping the blade in a solution of 4 parts alcohol to 1 part mineral oil, being careful to avoid the scales. Then leave the razor out another 15 mins. for the alcohol to evaporate before putting it away.

If the razor isn't allowed to air-dry in advance, I'm thinking that oiling it at that stage would sort of lock in the traces of moisture still on the blade.

Originally Posted by JOB15

That stuff sounds really good, I will try to get a 200ml tin.
I'm sure I can find a few uses for it.

Pre-lim surface cleaner & Renaissance wax 65ml cans, Cleaning & protection | eBay

The 65ml tin is more than enough to do a few hundred razors. I got the pre lim too but id say Maas is better.
PM me your address and I'll send you a sampler if you'd like.

Sometimes those tiny dark spots just develop in high carbon steels regardless of how careful one is to dry and oil the blade, because the carbides at the surface of the blade react strongly with oxygen in the air and water.

It's possible moisture inside the scales went undetected. I run a tissue square between my scales after every shave just to be safe.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Pre-lim surface cleaner & Renaissance wax 65ml cans, Cleaning & protection | eBay

The 65ml tin is more than enough to do a few hundred razors. I got the pre lim too but id say Maas is better.
PM me your address and I'll send you a sampler if you'd like.

Very kind of you..
I see now it is a polish..Mass I use for touch ups but at the end of a restoration I use Blue Magic recommended to me by Max, great stuff but my god it stinks
I've just ordered the 200ml off the bay. I wont use it on metal , I want it for wood really..