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    Default Doomed! Palmera and Devil's Spit...Arise Old Thread!!

    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    This is a question I received today in my PM box and I decided it would be better to open up a thread then to just give my opinion...

    Mornin Glen,
    Three questions,
    What is black devil spit/where does it come from?

    How does it get on a razor?

    How do you get it off a razor(especially ones with a nice finish on them that you don't want to sandpaper)?




    Here is what I think, But please add your thoughts and opinions to this thread...

    What is Devil's Spit :
    The black marks on many vintage razors that seem to be neither rust nor pitting just deep black stains...

    Where does it come from / how does it get on the razor:
    IMHO they are water stains mixed with skin, soap, who knows what else, and left in the 7th level of hell to percolate...

    How to get it off the razor:
    I have never found a way other then very aggressive sanding/buffer work to get rid of this stuff.. It also seems that once you get into it you will find pitting under there anyway so that needs to come out too...

    So that is my story, now lets hear yours...
    Here's my story Glen, some great reading here, Neil summed up the process....nice find of a Palmera...covered in Devil's Spit, stuff ain't coming off...so DOOMED!

    So Glen, can "Devil's Spit" count as a "finish" on a razor when you've given it your all?

    Nap, then one last try with some steel wool and WD40...thanks Rez!!

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    I have very few razors without devils spit Or remnants of it.

    Therefore, hand that blade over Phrank so you can find a shinier one.

    Hope you can get it to where you'll like it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phrank View Post
    Here's my story Glen, some great reading here, Neil summed up the process....nice find of a Palmera...covered in Devil's Spit, stuff ain't coming off...so DOOMED!

    So Glen, can "Devil's Spit" count as a "finish" on a razor when you've given it your all?

    Nap, then one last try with some steel wool and WD40...thanks Rez!!

    .............
    Phrank if you are meaning the Palmera, not a big deal unless it affects the edge. Sometimes you can hone past it, but those are so hollow ground sometimes the pitting can go right through from one side to the other.
    Learned that lesson the hard way...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grazor View Post
    Phrank if you are meaning the Palmera, not a big deal unless it affects the edge. Sometimes you can hone past it, but those are so hollow ground sometimes the pitting can go right through from one side to the other.
    Learned that lesson the hard way...

    Sent from a moto x far far away
    Thanks...just thought I'd share some of my research...the useful, "Search" function at the top right...can find about anything you need.

    Edge is fine, the blade face just looks like the Devil horked on it....LOL...would like a nice mirror or clean finish...just went and got some 80 and 120 grit sandpaper...800 wasn't doing anything.
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    A not so funny tale.
    I had a very nice German made hollow ground razor. It was quite wide, over 7/8, but it had a little spiting the middle of the blade. I really wanted this blade to be perfect. So I sanded and sanded and then started to progress up through the grit until I polished it up all purdy and then I went to hone it. The blade was so thin and so flexible it was impossible. By chasing the devils spit without out regard to the thickness of the metal left behind I killed a beautiful razor. The moral of the story, pretty is what pretty does, and she don't shave no more. Hit steel wool is your friend. It will take out everything softer than steel wool and everything that is harder than steel wool can stay right there. If you can get it all out with steel wool it will show you how deep the pits go and you can decide to sand or not. It does leave a nice satinish finish too.
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