Thread: Newbie w/Rust Spots.. help!

I am nearly positive that barbicide CAUSED rust on a w&b I had in my possession..

I don't use it anymore!!

I found that running the blade under hot water to heat it before wiping dry works well.

Does anybody think barbicide is a good way to prevent rust?

There is a new "anti-rust" Barbicide formulation. I'd trust that, not the original Barbicide.

I'm putting a thin coat of oil on the blade. In my experience, high-carbon steel rusts if you look at it sideways.

Charles

Anti-rust barbicide could be something worth exploring. I looked around the forum and found a guy with my exact same problem AND the same model of Dovo. The picture he posted nearly matched my issues here, a few "spots" of light brown, it was mostly attributed to hard water stains in his case (I wish I remembered the forum link!). He said he used CLR on it and it cleared it up.

Since I've been drying it thoroughly and storing it in the bedroom rather than the bathroom, there's been no new rust or stains.

Here are 2 pictures of the razor (best I could do) ... you can see the "spots"

http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...t-img00035.jpg

http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...t-img00033.jpg

As it doesn't look like active rust, I think either a little bit of metal polish or a polishing cloth with embeded polish will take those away in due course. As someone who is new to this you will just have to gain confidence in handling the razor so that you can confidently wipe it down with a facial tissue or peice of toilet paper (even close to the edge). Also you need to make sure that there is no water on the inside of the scales. Poke the corner of a facial tissue in between, when the razor is open, and pull it through to catch any small drops of water. Blowing only may still leave water.

FYI, I live in Japan and it is very humid here, as it is in places in the USA too, but I have never had any rust or water spots (like what I see on your razor) after drying the razor this way. I also never use oil.

Good luck.

Dissolve 1 tablespoon mineral oil in 1 qt denatured alchohol. After post shave strop, dip the blade & set out to air dry. Alch. evaporates, leaves a coating of oil so thin there's no need to wipe - just strop & shave. The blade may have a cloudy appearance, if high luster shine is present, but that's just the oil doing it's job.

Almost every time we see this problem, the cause is a new guy rinsing the scales or getting them wet in the process of shaving or rinsing the blade. This is the Big No-No. You should just rinse the blade when shaving and be careful not to get water anywhere else. Then dry the blade and leave it open to fully dry before you put it up or coat it with oil.

Most times the staining will come off easily, but if the staining is where there is etching or gold wash, they will also come off.

Have fun,

Lynn

You may find it easiest to control the water splashing by using a rag or damp sponge to wipe the blade with after each pass on your face. I have a round sponge that is 6x2 and it works very well.When I am done I run the blade only under hot water to warm it and wipe it dry. It seems to dry better that way.

Thanks for all the tips guys, I'm following the advice and it's MUCH better now, no new spots, no rust, etc.