Ikon Slant + Feather Blade

[Cal1961]

Love my new slant but due the time it takes (well me anyway) to align the blade I have left the blade in the razor. Went for my third shave today and there was rust!!

How does that happen??

Thanks

 

[mastershake]

it will come right off though you can use a tiny dab of chrome polish or even a cleaner wax works great. even some plain white toothpaste. i have had this happen a couple times with one of my other stainless razors its not just the ikon. just nothing really abrasive

 

[Mick]

Stainless is softer than chrome or nickel plating. It is soft raw steel, not hard plated like all other razors are

 

[chris.hale]

Whereabouts is the rust? Is it possible that it's the blade that's rusted and stained the razor? I had this happen with my Tradere because the head design didn't allow the blade to air-dry properly, loosening it slightly after use solved the problem.

 

[Ronnie Aloha]

I believe it's the blade rusting not the razor. It's being transferred to the razor. Just dunk the head in alcohol before putting it away and you'll be good.

 

[The Accountant]

Same thing happened with mine; I "scrubbed" the spots with a dry hand towel and all is well. I blame it on the blade not drying completely between shaves. I am not interested in taking the blade out after every shave so I can live with a little extra maintenance at blade change time. I really, really like the razor though; none of my other DE razors deliver the same quality of shave in two passes. As always, YMMV.

 

[Cal1961]

Thanks for all the advice (as ever here on B&B). It did come straight off and probably could not air dry. I normally take blade out and rinse and dry my razors so I guess I am going to have to learn how to get the blade aligned with as little fuss as possible!! Will watch the iKon video again.

 

[mastershake]

once you figure it out its really pretty easy. before i shaved with the slant i tried a few times just to tighten the blade while getting it even. after just a few tries i could do it almost every time.

 

[RandyB]

It is NOT rust! It is called a "tea stain" which occurs usually as a result of hard water and blade residue. Take an old, soft toothbrush with some toothpaste and scrub the stain. It should disappear rather quickly.

 

[Copierguy]

I believe it's the blade rusting not the razor. It's being transferred to the razor. Just dunk the head in alcohol before putting it away and you'll be good.

I have never seen a speck of rust in the Feather AS-D1 / Feather blade combo. I recently left the combo together after a shave for 30 days as a test....no rust. All I do is rinse in water and shake.

 

[Oel]

The Feather razors are stainless razors that are plated, while Ikon razors are unplated stainless razors.