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Chad Uses BAD blades!

GearNoir said:
Don’t know, it was a random one off blade in sampler. Probably some newer thing.
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The current Gillette Super Thin Platinum as made in China for Vietnam is not so good. The Super Thin Stainless one made in China for Thailand is superb. They have different packaging and I'll let you seek that out if you so desire.
 
Volume 137 Shark Platinum Use 1

Okay well at request I am reviewing the Shark Platinum. Thanks to @dkeester for sending me this blade. If you've followed along you know Lord Blades usually do pretty well for me with some outliers. In fact the Shark SS is in my 100 pack rating. The Chrome not so much. So I was nervous about this blade.

This blade was extremely smooth! I really enjoyed it! Why are the chrome blades so bad? Is what I was left thinking! Anyways I recommend going back and watching the SS and the Chrome video or reading those posts for more info on Lord and their Shark brand. But so far so good with the Platinum.

 
Okay @Cvargo
You've got me thinking.
I have been using the same blade for awhile (personna lab blue) and haven't been blown away with the performance and have been thinking it is the "mild" Merkur 34C razor.
Maybe I should be looking into blades instead for a razor.
Who is going to start the forum on shaving with great blades?
 
G'ville Ute said:
Okay @Cvargo
You've got me thinking.
I have been using the same blade for awhile (personna lab blue) and haven't been blown away with the performance and have been thinking it is the "mild" Merkur 34C razor.
Maybe I should be looking into blades instead for a razor.
Who is going to start the forum on shaving with great blades?
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Well I was just in Grantsville a week ago. I'll be in Tooele not this coming Friday but the next Friday. If you can swing by the high school I'll give you some blades that I consider to be in my top ranking. Also this thread if you go to the first post I rank all of the blades I've used from best to worst.
 
Cvargo said:
Well I was just in Grantsville a week ago. I'll be in Tooele not this coming Friday but the next Friday. If you can swing by the high school I'll give you some blades that I consider to be in my top ranking. Also this thread if you go to the first post I rank all of the blades I've used from best to worst.
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Thanks Chad

I will see if I can swing by.
I will PM you my phone number so we can get in touch!
 
Volume 138 Shark Platinum Use 2

Well I will be honest I am in a conundrum. I really enjoy the Shark Stainless Steel blade, HATE the Chrome one, and then this one. Well I am really enjoying it. The second shave was yesterday and it was great. Today I used a stainless steel one just to compare. And I give the slight nod to the Platinum. To me it is smoother and plenty sharp. Looking at rankings I am realizing that I must really like Platinum coated blades.

RATING SYSTEM
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!

Here are the updated lists and rankings:

** Blades Used **

  1. Muhle = Bad
  2. Van Der Hagen = Good
  3. Graham Field = Trash
  4. Super Homex = Bad
  5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
  6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
  7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
  8. Rockwell = Bad
  9. Parker = 100 PACK
  10. Bic Platinum = Trash
  11. Timor = Good
  12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
  13. Blue Bird = Good
  14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
  15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
  16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
  17. ^Dorco 300 = Good
  18. Dorco 301 = Good
  19. Dorco Prime = Good
  20. Dorco Titan = Good
  21. Qball Platinum Plus = Good
  22. Treet King = Bad
  23. Derby Premium = 100 Pack
  24. Derby Extra = Bad
  25. Assured $1 = Trash
  26. Vincent VT300b = Trash
  27. ^ Gillette Super Thin = Good
  28. Lord Super Stainless = Good
  29. Lord Platinum = Good
  30. Lord Chrome = Good
  31. ^Lord Captain = Good
  32. Topaz Stainless = Bad
  33. Gillette Platinum = 100 Pack
  34. Zorrik Talvar = Good
  35. Kai Stainless = Bad
  36. Trig Silver = 100 Pack
  37. Perma Sharp Super = Good
  38. Croma Diamant = Bad
  39. Baili Blue = Trash
  40. Treet Silver = Bad
  41. Asco Orange = Good
  42. Asco Red = Bad
  43. Asco Red/Blue = Bad
  44. Shaver Boy = Good
  45. Cloud Shanghai = Bad
  46. Tiger Carbon = Trash
  47. Sharp Chromium = Good
  48. 7AM Platinum = Good
  49. Vijay Stainless = Trash
  50. Zorrik Platinum = 100 Pack
  51. Racer Stainless = Good
  52. Racer Platinum = Good
  53. Polsilver Super Iridium = 100 pack
  54. Feather Hi Stainless = Good
  55. Bolzano = 100 Pack
  56. Tomy Super Stainless = Good
  57. Astra SS = Good
  58. Astra SP = 100 Pack
  59. Big Ben = Bad
  60. Merkur Super = Good
  61. Rise Platinum = Trash
  62. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp = 100 Pack
  63. Viking Sword = Good
  64. ^ Gillette Thin Blade = Bad
  65. Shark Platinum = 100 Pack
^ - Discontinued

100 Pack Ranking
  1. Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp
  2. Polsilver Super Iridium
  3. Parker Premium
  4. Bolzano
  5. Sputnik
  6. Trig Silver
  7. Gillette Platinum
  8. Shark Platinum
  9. Zorrik Platinum
  10. Astra SP
  11. Derby Premium
  12. Shark Stainless Steel
Good Ranking
  1. Astra SS
  2. Feather Hi-Stainless
  3. Perma Sharp Super
  4. Merkur Super
  5. Sharp Chromium
  6. 7AM Platinum
  7. Zorrik Talvar
  8. Qball Platinum Plus
  9. Ladas
  10. ShaverBoy
  11. Lord Chrome
  12. Viking Sword
  13. Personna Lab Blue
  14. Tomy Super Stainless
  15. Asco Orange
  16. Lord Captain
  17. Blue Bird Stainless
  18. Dorco Prime
  19. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
  20. Racer Platinum
  21. Gillette Super Thin
  22. Racer Stainless
  23. Dorco Titan
  24. Dorco 300/301
  25. Timor
  26. Lord Platinum
  27. Lord Super Stainless
  28. Van Der Hagen
Bad Ranking
  1. Derby Extra
  2. Asco Red
  3. Croma Diamant
  4. Kai Stainless
  5. Treet Dura Sharp
  6. Topaz Platinum
  7. Topaz Stainless
  8. Asco Red/Blue
  9. Big Ben Stainless
  10. Muhle
  11. Treet King
  12. Royal Super Stainless
  13. Super Homex
  14. Treet Silver
  15. Gillette Thin Blade
  16. Cloud Shanghai
  17. Shark Chrome
  18. Rockwell
Trash Ranking
  1. Rise Platinum
  2. Bic Platinum
  3. Vijay Stainless
  4. MEM Super Silver
  5. Vincent VT300b
  6. Baili Blue
  7. Assured $1
  8. Graham Field
  9. Tiger Carbon
 
I apologize I am taking tomorrow off. It's my son's birthday, we are prepping for feet of snow that is expected to fall, and well the whiskey is flowing well tonight and I'm in no place to be doing research.

I'll be back on the 9th with a new episode!
 
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