Scrubbing bubbles messed up my razor

[celishave]

Picked up a straight razor at a garage sale for 50 cents this weekend. From the board I gathered it was a 70's Gillette Super adjustable.

Anyways I read on the wiki that Scrubbing Bubbles is the best bet to get off the caked on junk. So I put it in a tray, soaked it with Scrubbing Bubbles with the intention of letting it sit for 10 minutes and then going at it with a toothbrush. Unfortunately something came up and I forgot about it until the next day. When I rinsed it off I notice that the part of the razor that was in the scrubbing bubbles has a slight pinkish/red color to it. I tried scrubbing it off with water and brush but didn't appear to help. Any ideas how to get this off?

[michiganlover]

Photos would certainly help, but I don't think you are going to scrub it off. I think the Scrubbing Bubbles bath likely permanently discolored the anodized aluminum handle of your Super Adjustable.

The handle of a Super Adjustable is aluminum that is coated with a black polymer. It's not plastic exactly, it's some sort of acrylic like substance.

[bakerbarber]

Sorry for your loss. Well, it's not lost- just changed a little.

I wouldn't blame the Scrubbing Bubbles. I forgot a razor soaking in Scrubbing Bubbles and damaged it.

Scrubbing Bubbles don't mess up razors -- forgetting them overnight in a bath of it does. :tongue_sm

[mgiah]

Hot water + whitening toothpaste and a toothbrush have never failed to clean up a razor for me. That combo has never ruined a razor for me either.

Bummer about your find being ruined.

[michiganlover]

Scrubbing Bubbles don't mess up razors -- forgetting them overnight in a bath of it does. :tongue_sm

+1

I am inclined to think leaving any colored object in a strong chemical bath overnight would damage it. :mad3:

[mblakele]

It sounds like the overnight soak damaged the black coating on the handle. You could finish the job with oxiclean: then you will have a silver or white handle. See http://www.badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=208437 for some photos.

[man00ver]

I've had good results touching up black handles with an Elmer's Painters black opaque paint marker. The paint is well-thinned to permit good flow through the marker head, so lay it on in sections, wait a minute, then dab/wipe with tissue.

You certainly won't make it any worse....

P.S. This works well for touching up the numbers on the adjustable knob also.

[Indaco]

I've had good results touching up black handles with an Elmer's Painters black opaque paint marker. The paint is well-thinned to permit good flow through the marker head, so lay it on in sections, wait a minute, then dab/wipe with tissue.

You certainly won't make it any worse....

P.S. This works well for touching up the numbers on the adjustable knob also.

Thanks for the good tip. I was wondering how to touch up numbers on the adjustable knob for a Fatboy, so I think I'll try this.

[alex2363]

good luck, try maas polish too.

[T-Dog]

Is it a straight razor, or a DE razor? If it is a DE razor, then it sounds like the Scrubbing Bubbles did its job and ate all of the corroded plating off to reveal the pink copper plating that lies underneath. I have restored a couple of eighty-year-old Gillette razors and seen this as well. If that is the case, you can not clean or polish the pink color away. If you do not like the color, your only option would be to re-plate the razor in nickel, chrome, or gold. Nickel plating is not that expensive, and would give you a like-new finish.