Thread: Spots on the blade

Good morning gents,

I have been staright shaving for a year and have acquired some lovely razors that I manage to keep nice and sharp. I have never attempted any restoration other than tapping the pin to tighten the scales. I have noticed that two of my carbon steel vintage Kropp and Gustholf razors have developed some black marks around the blade. I have always dried them as best I can and then put them in an airing cupboard but the marks have still appeared. I do have a dremmel drill with attachments (polishing pads etc), can you tell me how to remove these blemishes from the blade and what product I can use. Also , how many times can the blemishes be removed before it starts to damage the face of the blade etc. I live in the UK so could do with advice regarding products that can be purchased locally if at all possible.

All the best.
London

Hi,

It's difficult to avoid this if you use them every day and don't have a lot of time. Autosol or Autoglym metal polish from somewhere like Halfords will remove the spots. Don't forget to dry inside the scales after use. Hopefully you aren't using the airing cupboard for drying damp clothes. My razors suffer in the same way.

Not far from London.

I should have added that any metal polish will remove decorative Goldwash, so avoid these areas with metal polish.

Thanks for the advice, I went and bought some today, five minutes later with just polish and a cloth, the results were perfect....the razor looks brand new.

Regards
London