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Cried. To myself.
lkon Razor Quality
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Cried. To myself.
I've got 3 iKon Razors:
2013 OSS Stainless Steel
Open Comb w/ Cerakote
new Slant w/ teflon coating (incoming this week).
The 2 that I've owned have been outstanding razors and when paired with my beloved iKon Bulldog handle are my favourite razors (along with my Feather AS-D2).
2013 OSS Stainless Steel
Open Comb w/ Cerakote
new Slant w/ teflon coating (incoming this week).
The 2 that I've owned have been outstanding razors and when paired with my beloved iKon Bulldog handle are my favourite razors (along with my Feather AS-D2).
i love my ikons. but i hate the coatings. now i am not singling ikon out here i dislike coatings period. they can scratch and chip etc. i will never sell any of my older ikons without the dlc coating. the quality for me has been near perfect. the only issues i had was a few VERY tiny nicks (and i mean super tiny) on a couple of the oss handles (which were not seconds). now i know he is not liked on this board but when i did have a issue he advanced shipped me a replacement before i even mailed the old one out. and when i did have a top plate with a minor scratch on it he replaced it and told me to keep the old one. i know MANY people do not like him or have had some issue but i have just not seen it myself.
I think the DLC's had their issues, but my Cerakote coated head has been flawless. Fingers crossed on the new Teflon coating!
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Great question! The 2 best reasons I can come up with are:
1. - Lower production costs by coating instead of other methodology.
2. - Style and looks. Something different.
Maybe both?
Peace!
Actually here is a few more reasons:
Tea staining on metal finishes is a problem (especially if you leave your blades in your razors).
Tuff soap scum can be a chore to remove from metal finishes.
I have two IKON second generation SS O/C's (matt and shiny finishes), both of which I think are the best razors I have ever used (and I have accumulated quite a collection), also, two IKON second generation straight bars, which I find to be too mild for my tastes. I also have an IKON all stainless slant, an all stainless two sided (o/c on one side and s/b on the other), and an Ikon Pils copy which I do not use much. I recently bought an IKON DLC O/C and also a few open comb plates. I like the coating - both the way it looks and how it performs. However, I do not think that the coated O/C is the exact same design as the 2nd generation O/C. Close, but not exactly the same - the coated IKON O/C seems to be a bit milder than the 2nd generation O/C. In answer to the OP's question, I find the quality of IKON razors to be pretty good. I also have a Mongoose, which seems to be perfection in terms of quality (although the bomber handles are a bit too much for me), and also a Weber DLC coated head SS razor which I think is also pretty good, a PILS, which I also find to be close to perfect, and a Feather A/S which is very well made but too mild for me. Good luck and I hope that you find one that you both enjoy looking at and using.
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How do you get rid of tea staining on a stainless razor or can't you?
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I had a tea stain on another SS razor, this cleaned it right off.
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There seems to be some confusion, or at least confusion on my part of the different coatings:
As far as I know:
1 silver matte coating
3-4 black coatings: DLC, Cerakote, B1 and now Teflon?
Getting solid, confirmed information has been difficult.
Fair enough! Add 2 more to the list.
My experience to date has been positive also. Milder than my other razors, but a nice change. A little variety never hurts. The weight and feel seems comparable to other high-end SS razors and the coatings don't seem to perform differently, relative to polished or brushed non-coated stainless.
Peace!
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I have one of every ikon made and was pleased. When the slant was offered I promptly ordered one directly from ikon with the DLC HEAD. It promptly began to shed the coating in flakes, numerous emails to ikon went unanswered. A very expensive razor with no support by the manufacturer. I will add that the fit and finish of the ikon razors has declined over time, the polishing and machining got worse, knurling got rougher.
I will never again buy another ikon product, the owner demonstrates no integrity or honest commercial dealing.
I will never again buy another ikon product, the owner demonstrates no integrity or honest commercial dealing.
I tried this and most of it is gone but I can still see a faint outline of it. I will try it some more another day!
Thx.
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I appreciate the response.
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Baking soda and water..... A Google search will yield a decent amount of hits.
