Thread: Actual Testing OMG - Alcohol and Razors

Originally Posted by dmcconnell

Great study Glen. I once wiped a carbon steel blade with alcohol, wiped it dry and walked away. The next day black spots had appeared. They polished out fine and I learned a lesson about oiling / re-oiling after disinfecting.

This is exactly why I wanted to try it out as I have had a razor turn black after an hour or so too...
So with all kinds of different responses/results every time this comes up, I figured we could at least have some testing on real Straight Razors since I had them sitting around and IIRC the Alcohol cost me all of maybe $2