Stainless Steel Types, Confused?

I wonder how the owners of these razors deal with this? Removing the blade after every use? Towel dry afterwards? Is it even a problem that you experience?

Take out the blade, rinse the razor and quick towel dry. I never store a blade in a razor.

I wonder how the owners of these razors deal with this? Removing the blade after every use? Towel dry afterwards? Is it even a problem that you experience?

Thanks,

I keep an old jam jar filled with 99% alcohol at the sink. When I'm done shaving, razor with blade gets a dunk and a shake, then put on the shelf. Takes 5 seconds and I've never had any tea stains or rust from even old carbon steel blades.


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I keep an old jam jar filled with 99% alcohol at the sink. When I'm done shaving, razor with blade gets a dunk and a shake, then put on the shelf. Takes 5 seconds and I've never had any tea stains or rust from even old carbon steel blades.  

The alcohol dip is a great idea, but I'm plumb out of counter space on my side of the 2 bowl lavatory.  Also, even with old carbon steel blades I doubt that either type 316(L) or type 303 would rust. What might be interpreted as rust would be the rust that the blade is undergoing and is being deposited on the adjacent stainless steel surfaces. It doesn't penetrate the stainless and comes right off in a rinse. Now, 400 series stainless alloys (automotive grade) might begin to rust after long exposure to a rusting carbon steel blade. Lack of chromium in the 400 series is the reason for this.

FYI, OneBlade also uses 316L stainless steel (also known as German stainless steel (GSS) or Marine grade stainless), probably the best of all stainless steel for corrosion or rust resistance. But the OneBlade also uses mold injection in its construction to allow for greater precision in it's complex design.

It is also PVD coated.

I've been interested in the emerging stainless steel trend with razors in the last few years. RE imported PILS to the USA 5 years ago and they've gained popularity ever since. One thing that we heard from customers right away was blade stains.

Even though they use 316L marine grade stainless steel, blade stains were still a problem if you left a blade inside the head. I've seen others like Feather and iKon use coatings (nickel teflon and DLC respectively) to try to prevent this.

Greg's answer I think was the best here - while a top material is awesome for a razor that is going to go in a collection case, the ability to handle water exposure / cheap steel blades / rust resistance has to be of great consideration.

I think the machining marks are certainly a sign of quality production, but they can only help to keep moisture on the razor surface.

I wonder how the owners of these razors deal with this? Removing the blade after every use? Towel dry afterwards? Is it even a problem that you experience?

Thanks,

I have never experienced this with any of my stainless, be Wolfman, ATT, or Ikon. I do what you asked in your last sentence. I remove the blade, clean the razor, rinse the blade, and let it air dry. I do it every single time. It doesn't take long and it helps in preventing those ugly tea stains.