Glue Spots

Blue As A Jewel · Post by **Blue As A Jewel** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:51 pm

Not that I'm going to do this... but if I were... does anyone have a [safe] way of removing the #$%^! glue spots off a blade?

...remember, this is all highly theoretical and contemplative...

EL Alamein · Post by **EL Alamein** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:55 pm

I would use a Q-Tip dipped in "Goo Gone" to rub the glue off.

Hope that helps.

Chris

vegaskid74 · Post by **vegaskid74** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:00 pm

I don't bother, but I have heard of many others using the previous blade to scrape the glue off. That scares me a bit, so I think a small flat-head screwdriver would work just as well (just lay the blade on a flat, firm surface, push down in the center with your thumb, then scrape toward the side edge, not the cutting edge, of the blade. Should work. Solvents might work as well, but I would be afraid of damaging the coatings.

Tye · Post by **Tye** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:08 pm

I use a lighter and burn the glue off.

-Tye

marsos52 · Post by **marsos52** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:38 pm

no, no , nooo

leave the glue spots alone..

first way aist the time??

next thing..no matter how you go about removing the glue,,in some way
you will affect the coating of the blade. and reduce the blade life

i always install a blade with the glue facing down...and it can acutally help seat the blade

the glue is light an doesnt have any affect.. i think its purpose is to keep the paper wrapper on the blade

live with it..

marc

KAV · Post by **KAV** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 1:55 pm

Besides, Gypsies can look at the patterns after use and foretell your future.

Sodapopjones · Post by **Sodapopjones** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:07 pm

I scrape it off with the old razor blade, really wish they wouldn't get the spots so close to the edge...

GollyMrScience · Post by **GollyMrScience** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:10 pm

I leave the glue right where it is as part of the richness of the shaving experience. Plus I am too lazy to do anything that is not going to affect my shave in a good way. I don't shave with the glue so it gets but passing attention.

notthesharpest · Post by **notthesharpest** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:47 pm

Depending on the kind of glue, a hot water rinse may remove enough to satisfy you if you're not picky.

But if you weren't picky then you wouldn't have asked, I guess...

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:03 pm

The glue or wax dots on P&G blades are altogether incompatible with my shaving and razor/blade care practices. If I had to leave them on, I simply wouldn't use the blades. As it is, I clean them off with a Q-tip and acetone or lighter fluid. I haven't found any indication of PTFE coating being compromised.

My favorite blades are the Treet Dura Sharps in carbon steel with PTFE coating, and aside from their outstandeing performance they are not corrupted with the vexing little sticky dots.

- Murray

hookem11 · Post by **hookem11** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:58 am

QTip and rubbing alcohol. A couple of passes will remove it. A bit of a pain but...

Odio Barbillas · Post by **Odio Barbillas** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:27 am

]I just grin and bear it. And most of my favored blades don't have any glue. A fact for which I am grateful, to be sure. But in any event, I ignore what little glue I may find. Some brands, I hear, are "dripping" with globs of the stuff. For my part, I suppose I'd use a different brand.

It's funny though. How much money would mfrs save in this economy by simply omitting this practice? It's not as if they'd, perish the very thought, lower their prices, right?

Kirasdad · Post by **Kirasdad** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:53 am

Usually I just leave it, it doesn't affect my shave in any way, so why bother? I guess you could us a Q-tip and some rubbing alcohol if it bothered you, or you could use a Treet Black Beauty or Dura-Sharp which has no glue.

kingfisher · Post by **kingfisher** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:02 am

Buy blades that don't have glue spots.

That is, if the glue spots bother you.

that's what I do. Kai blades come packaged without any glue spots. There are others, I'm sure. I'm told Souplex, Timor, Bolzano, and Bic are also glue-spot free.

I use Kais. Not just because there's no glue spot, but that was certainly one of the things I took into account.

Ouchmychin · Post by **Ouchmychin** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:32 pm

I once got anasty cut from a 7 O'clock blade in my Fusion because it stuck to the cap when I was changing blades. Got the advice to use a towel for that. Now I just try to remember.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:07 pm

Pete, Did you mean to write, "...my Futur..."?
Regards,
Gordon

druphus · Post by **druphus** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:20 pm

On the "Gillette7 O'CLOCK SharpEdge" (yellows) and the "Super Iridium" blades those four dots are Wax. I scrape them off with a single edge razor blade I keep on a shelf in my bathroom because THEY ANNOY ME!

gil3591 · Post by **gil3591** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:26 pm

you guys are kidding, right?

i_shaved_something · Post by **i_shaved_something** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:49 pm

Out of curiosity why remove them? I never really paid attention, I see them on some blades but not others but don't seem to affect the shave in any razors I use (mainly a 40's SS these days). I never even thought about those spots, how do they affect your shave?

CMur12 · Post by **CMur12** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:25 pm

gil3591 wrote:you guys are kidding, right?

Nope. Dead serious.

Of course, the wax dots don't affect the shave, but they mess up the razor something terrible. I rinse my razor and blade off after each use, then put them back together sparkling clean.

With those wax spots, I have to peel the blade out of the razor, clean the razor with a toothbrush and soap, reassemble it all, then do the same thing all over again the next time, and the next time, and the next time.

It's less aggravation to clean the dots off at the start, as a preventive measure. I have 500 Super Iridium blades, but I don't use them very often largely for this reason.

- Murray