Thread: Help needed please

Hello everyone,

Long story short:

I noticed some pin point size rust developing on my razor blade (I live near the ocean 75~90% humidity) so I took a cotton swab and dipped the very tip into Permatex naval Jelly Rust Dissolver and touched the rust spots very gently. I let the solution sit for about a minute then washed it off with water and soap and noticed it left some stains on my blade. It breaks the heart being a brand new $300 never used razor ((((((((( is there ANY way to remove the stains or do I have to have a pro remove/polish it for me?

PICS BELOW (bad quality was in a hurry)

They look like fingerprints after eating KFC except they won't come off >_<

It has been posted in a few different places that that stuff is not good for razors. It eats away at the metal further. Try some metal polish (I use MAAS) and lots of elbow grease. If you're not satisfied, you can try some very fine steel wool or very fine sandpaper, but be aware you're going to see scratch marks. If you want to get back to mirrored, you'd have to send it out to one of the resto guys.

well if there was rust the only way to get back the look is to remove enough metal from across the blade to expose a new metal surface.
metal polish may or may not do this depending how deep the rust was.
looking at your pictures the razor needs to be rehoned anyways, so may as well go to town and fix it well.

That stuff is acid in a gel. It may kill the rust but it leaves marks that will require sanding and polishing to restore to an original condition. In the future keep some Maas, Semichrome, Flitz or Wenol handy and polish any spots with a paper towel. I also live in a humid environment and wipe mine down with a silicone gun cloth impregnated with a rust preventative.

Get some MAAS or Happich Simichrome Polish.
A half drop on each side of the blade rub it with
a pinch of tissue taking care not to cut yourself.

It may take a number of goes but it will polish the
surface... once a day for a month even.... Just finger
pressure and common bathroom tissue.

Thank you all for your replies.

If any of the pros can polish it / bring it to a mirror shine please PM me with your price/website/how to get in touch. Thank you. I live in Canada.

Originally Posted by VDX

Thank you all for your replies.

If any of the pros can polish it / bring it to a mirror shine please PM me with your price/website/how to get in touch. Thank you. I live in Canada.

Go to member services in the SRP Wiki classifieds. Member floppy shoes lives in Montreal and he does restores.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

In the future keep some Maas, Semichrome, Flitz or Wenol handy and polish any spots with a paper towel.

FWIW paper towels are actually abrasive and can scratch a finish. The best option for polishing/wiping a blade is a clean microfiber cloth.