Glue on Super Iridiums

[thunderball]

Just got some Iridiums and *damn!* is there ever a lot of glue on them. I'm no stranger to glue spots but these are so thick that when I load my Merkur 1904 with the spots facing up, they are so thick that they actually distort the straight cutting edge of the blade! I mean the glue forces that part of the blade downward causing a 'ripple' in the cutting edge at that spot. Even when I took the razor apart the blade was stuck in place with the glue and had to be popped out.

Have any of you gents had a similar problem? I turned the blade with the glue spots down and that seems to have helped a bit but... I'm not into cleaning the glue off of each blade (time consuming and dangerous) . Yikes!

 

[johsa]

I think all russian Gillette blades have glue dots. Never had any problem with those with my Futur.

 

[jpkunst]

The glue doesn't bother me. I load the blade with the glue spots facing down. The glue seems to dissolve in water, after the first shave it's gone.

 

[nemo]

Oh how that glue bugs me! My Astras sometimes stick to the silo doors on my SuperSpeeds and make it hard to open. Once I thought the mechanism was failing by the way it felt. If only my water would dissolve them!

Love the Russian blades, hate those four spots.

 

[bandit82ta]

Recommendation that works for me.

I had tried wiping the glue away but fear I may lose a finger rather then whiskers.

If usind a 2/3 piece or TTO razor I place the glue dots down, This way it is either easier to remove (2/3piece) since sticks down and is easier to clean off rather then clean head piece or does not affect the doors on a TTO

 

[Rufust445]

I think all russian Gillette blades have glue dots. Never had any problem with those with my Futur.

The glue/wax spots are a trademark of any blade from the St. Petersburg, Russia plant. That includes Astras, Polsilvers, Sputniks, whatever. There are about eight different brands/models made there.

This has been discussed many times over both here and other shaving sites. Scraping the spots off with a used blade works, but when the spots encroach on the edge area, as they often do, one runs the risk of damaging the new edge.

I have a small stash of blades from there, but won't be buying any more. The spots are a deal breaker for me.