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Gillette Silver Blue - A Review
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Every razor blade that is manufactured
For the purpose of shaving is Teflon coated
As one of the steps of the shave ready
Protocol then different brands put on
The advertised coating on the finished
Product ( platinum, titanium, chromium )
So what you see listed on the package
Is the finishing coating and that's inedition
To the Teflon coating.
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Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
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I just clicked the photobucket.com and it has the pictures there.I'm not sure how helpful but they are neat also to look at.
I cant see those either lol. Not sure what PhotoBucket has done, but I had an account there once upon a time lol.
Here on B & B, in the thread you linked earlier - Scanning Electron Microscope Blade Edge Images - click on the Photobucket icon that says "Please update your account ..."
It should lead your browser to the corresponding image on Photobucket.
And yes, they're pretty good images.
I find Gillette Platinum a very smooth blade that is just a smidgel rougher right out of the box than GSB, but really smooths out quickly, nicely, with great longevity. GSB is smooth right out of the box imo. Three Cheers for St. Petersburg blades.
Yes then there shall be 3 cheers
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
+2
I like the way these blades shave, but the excess wax makes me nuts. So much so, I've stopped using them.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Does hot water from tap remove the wax?
Yes. You can put them in the razor as is, and the wax will melt away as you rinse or soak your razor. Wax is just a thing with me; it does no harm to your razor.
Sounds like my stash of Astra SP. The wax is a nuisance even if the blades work fine. I need to remember to not install them in TTO razors. I shave with an old style SS yesterday after installing a new Astra and the doors stuck upon reopening the razor to rinse after the shave. Excessive wax on my stash of Astras. I'll have to recheck my GSBs.
I generally use my blades two times, once per edge in my DE89, and as I'm shaving I rinse several times in the warm tap water in my shaving tub.
The wax is gone by the time I change my blade. For reference, I orient the wax side of the blade downward to the base plate. I find the wax a trivial matter. GSB is one of my very top blades, and I assume Gillette knows what they're doing here, so I see no reason to second guess them or complain.
Interesting, because I've found Astra SP has significantly less wax than GSB!
My stash is a few years old. Maybe they got better.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Today I had my 2nd shave with the 
GSB blade with the RR37 slant and old faithful 
ARKO shaving soap stick and it was the best BBS shave I have ever had possible. It can not get any better in my standard (14hrs later the whiskers are just protruding), showered is all the prep I did and went ahead and lathered with 
ARKO, 1 passWTG-2nd pass ATG-clean up with some "j hooking" for the trouble spots just below lower jaw line near the chin , it was smooth and easy with the RR37slant razor. No nicks, scraps or razor burns so that combination of blade+razor +soap+ prep could be my best procedure for shaving. 1st shave with the GSB blade seemed normal like other Gillette brand blades but 2nd shave with some of coating removed showed the edge of blade with the Teflon coating gliding the blade was a joy.(knock on wood for 3rd shave)It seems like the 2nd & 3rd shave will always going to be the best a blade can do IMO.
All the best
GSB blade with the RR37 slant and old faithful ARKO shaving soap stick and it was the best BBS shave I have ever had possible. It can not get any better in my standard (14hrs later the whiskers are just protruding), showered is all the prep I did and went ahead and lathered with ARKO, 1 passWTG-2nd pass ATG-clean up with some "j hooking" for the trouble spots just below lower jaw line near the chin , it was smooth and easy with the RR37slant razor. No nicks, scraps or razor burns so that combination of blade+razor +soap+ prep could be my best procedure for shaving. 1st shave with the GSB blade seemed normal like other Gillette brand blades but 2nd shave with some of coating removed showed the edge of blade with the Teflon coating gliding the blade was a joy.(knock on wood for 3rd shave)It seems like the 2nd & 3rd shave will always going to be the best a blade can do IMO.All the best
This is awesome news. You just wrote down my thoughts exactly. I'm at present on shave number 10 with a GSB! It really was as smooth as shave number 2. Like you, the first one for me isn't as nice. I figure I'm using my face as a strop on the first shave, lol.Today I had my 2nd shave with the
All the best
I've been using this blade in a Tech and an open comb, maybe once in my RR 37 Slant.
Maybe my next blade will be exclusively in that slant, and see how many shaves I can get....no wonder my wife and son think I'm a nerd, lol!
I really gotta get me some Arko slipped past the War Department. Never tried it, I need to see what all fuss is about, lol. And I think it costs more to ship it than the product costs, lol, at least it seems that is the case on fleabay.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
You will either like or dislike Arko it seems from reviews I have read so I bought 3 sticks on ebay for around 8 bucks Canadian, when you unwrap the first stick just take a knife and go down about 3/4 inch and cut around the foil and leave the rest of wrapper for holding it. It has the smell of a fresh bar of ivory soap that is strong but it does fad over time.(i just but in a zip lock bag when dried so I can enjoy my other soaps fragrances I have!) I also used a spent underarm deodorant roll up container to put my Arko in for a travel bag and it has a lid on it to keep it getting into my other travel toiletries items. I find Arko a little thirsty so you have to wet the brush a little once in a while to get it the way you like it.It has a good slickness if it just wet it enough IMO. Do a slickness test to see for yourself after first pass with just water to see how it feels if you get some.
All the best
