Thread: 2 week old blade looks like its 100 years.... help!

I had a little of that recently.

I usually dry the razor in a towel, then I leave it open in with the handle in a vase to air dry for an hour or so.


I was thinking about filling a baby bottle with rubbing alcohol for dipping and drying. Then I could probably submerse up to the pivot to dry that also.

That spot of tarnish at the toe looks familiar, where the blade contacts the scales, though you may have dried your blade after shaving, there may have been some moisture between the scales, and when the blade was closed that moisture would start the tarnish…

Unfortunately there is very little that can be done to clean it without losing the gold wash. however to prevent further tarnish you may want to make sure between the scales are dry after each shave, and “air dry” the razor for an hour outside the bathroom after shaving.

I agree that the spot on the toe is a dead giveaway that the blade was stored wet. That said, my limited experience with Dovos suggests that they are much more prone to rust. I've seen blades start to show rust during a half hour honing session. Unfortunately, the gold leaf makes it difficult to give them a proper polish, compounding the problem.

Like the DV/DA woman said in the movie Orgasmo,
"Lube 'em up boys!"

My advice to the original poster is to buy some Maas polish (or an equivalent) and a polishing cloth and give it a good polish. This will accomplish two things.

1. It will remove all of what is currently just surface corrosion.
2. It will remove every bit of that pretty gold leaf on the blade. The reason that is a good thing is that as soon as you do it, you will never again have to worry about protecting the gold leaf. From that point on you can properly wipe down your blade to prevent corrosion without worrying about protecting that bit of shiny stuff.

Oh, did I mention I hate dealing with gold leaf?

Thanks for all your comments. I think it was the very first time I used it and did not dry it properly. Since then I have dried it thoroughly and put a little mineral oil on and it has not got any worse... if anything it looks a little better! As for the gold leaf, i don't mind getting rid of it if I can get a shiny blade that I can properly maintain. I dont know what Haas is (I'm from England and I dont think we have it over here) but I'll see if I can find a UK equivilant.

I am taking much more care with leaving it to dry, i really did not realise until it was too late but have learnt my lesson.

Cheers, Oli

Hi again, I was just looking on the internet and they have the Maas polish in a local shop just down the road from me... shows what I know about polish etc..

Thanks guys, I will give it a go and let you know how I get on

Our equivilant (which is superior, of course) is probably Auto Sol. That's what I use on water markes. It does remove metal, but o so slowly and it doesn't leave scratches, visible ones at least.

good luck fella

Maas (not Haas) is a creme polish for metals. It's specifically made for steel, and other hard metals as opposed to the sort of polish you might use on gold and silver. Because it's intended for harder metals, it is very slightly abrasive, and will strip gold wash off in a big hurry.

There are several very similar products available in the UK, and MAAS may be available there as well. If not, I'm sure somebody can give you the brand name to look for.


*edit - I guess this post wasn't really needed since the OP made it to the hardware store and found some MAAS in the time it took me to type it. lol Oh well.

Yer, sounds like auto sol, thought as much.

Auto sol is on offer all the time, so if Maas is more that a fiver, get down to halfrauds or similar and chances are it will be on offer.