Thread: Rust under scales now what?

Well I must have got the whole blade wet. I took some semicrome and polished off what I could but now what about the rust that's underneath the scale?

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I really don't see any rust. It appears to be corrosion of some kind or soap sediment.

IMHO you have two options...First, place some oil in or spray some WD-40 into the area that's rusted and use a q-tip or old toothbrush to remove as much of the rust or corrosion as you can. The second more radical solution is to remove the scales and sand or buff the rusted area. Then rescale the razor. I'd go with the least radical solution first. Just my 2 cents.

Repost your photos and question inthe SRP "Restoration" forum. There ought to be somebody there who can give you a definitive answer.

Non waxed dental floss is helpful in getting some of the rust and grunge out from around the pivot. A bit of metal polish such as Maas or whatever helps it along too. Not as good as unpinning and repinning but it is better than nothing.

I recently tried Jimmy's floss idea, and it works great. A toothpick is also a handy tool, especially for the top and bottom of the tang in the pivot area. Toothbrush can work too.

Those little floss sticks are what you want to use. They have a toothpick on one end and a taut strip of floss on the other. Old toothbrushes are also good. I don't really see rust though, just crud. Definitely not something I'd bother unpinning for, but that's just me.

+1 on the floss etc suggestions. From that picture I wouldn't bother with unpinning either, certainly without trying to clean it as is. Looks like very removable crud to me too.

Ok well from the picture it does look like soap scum but it is rust. I just polished it some more. I will try the unwaxed dental floss. Since this is my daily shaver I know this will happen again. Do they make removable pins?

What do you mean you know it will happen again? I never get any part of my razor, other than the blade, wet. No water on the scales, none in the pivot, none on the tang. After shaving, carefully dry your razor. If you got water in or on the scales and/or pivot, dry it as best you can (threading toilet paper through helps a lot) and blow through the pivot and scales. Applying oil after shaving may help to displace water, and you can also treat your razor with something like Tuf-Glide for additional protection. If you are careful, there is no reason any part of your razor should incur water related damage. I don't use oil, Tuf-Glide, or any other treatment, and I've never had rust develop on any of my shavers.

I was doing so good. Only the blade would get wet. I will start using a blow dryer. I was using a bottle of compressed air but I ran out.

If it's really bugging you then you can unpin the razor to clean it properly, then fill the pivot hole with some vaseline or axle grease or something like that. Classic Shaving sells pins for a few pennies a pop, and it's pretty easy and only a few minutes to do. It's one of those skills like honing that a straight razor user needs to know.