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    But the phosphoric acid eats rust

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    Then don't switch. I had only named the first thing that came to mind that would kill anything it came in contact with

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    I just use antibacterial soap, rinse, alcohol, rinse well and dry, then oil.

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    Thank you all for the quick replies.

    With the following information I'll go with a:

    antibacterial soap cleaning with toothbrush
    Bleach bath for 10 i
    Rinse with water
    Alcohol for 10 mins
    rinse with water
    Clippercide it
    soap it up again and rub some alcohol on it.
    then oil.

    Also, I'll stay away from the zeepk strop.
    Any cheap ones you guys might be selling?
    Last edited by myslin; 03-11-2008 at 03:45 AM.

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    So where does one acquire phosphoric acid from? Also, obviously with acid, what precautions do you have to take when handling and disposing of it? I think I remember from Chemistry if diluting acid add acid to water not the other way around because it's an exothermic reaction that will release a lot of heat and cause it to splatter around.

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    ^^ Good question bevansmw. I'd like to know as well.

    Also, pardon my ignorance, but what is the oil useful for? Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by myslin View Post
    antibacterial soap cleaning with toothbrush
    Bleach bath for 10 i
    Rinse with water
    Alcohol for 10 mins
    rinse with water
    Clippercide it
    soap it up again and rub some alcohol on it.
    then oil.
    Or you could get a psychology textbook and look up "displacement".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff View Post
    Most viruses die within minutes of contact with air... they need a cell to live in. alcohol will kill bacteria and these cells.
    The remaining risk is hepatitis, and it has been reportedly found live on surfaces as far out as 6 months, but not 5 years...
    most viricidal agents strong enough to kill hepatitis would rot your scales right off the razor. however hepatitis doesn't have hands... it can't hold on to a surface, so hot soapy water will remove it from all but the most porous surfaces.
    this only leaves the pivot area, and there just isn't much we can do about that...
    hot soapy water followed by an alcohol dip will remove 99.9% of everything on the blade. if it has pits, pay extra close attention to them, but really beyond that, you have little to worry about.
    +1

    Growing up with a microbiologist and my wife having completed pre-med I can say just about everything in this post is spot-on target.

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    With barbicide do you put the entire razor (scales and all) into it and let it soak or just the blade? Will it discolor or adversely affect scales like ivory or others?

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