Thread: What's a good, celluloid friendly, rust preventative?

Originally Posted by psdarby

A hair dryer will not get hot enough to warp a blade.

Thanks, it just seemed to obvious and simple that I figured there had to be some reason that I haven't heard much about it on the forums. I figured a hair drier wouldn't be a problem for any tempered metal, but I was just wondering what the catch was.

Originally Posted by psdarby

A hair dryer will not get hot enough to warp a blade.

But do you risk overheating the celluloid?

NO! NO! NO! DON'T go near a celluloid handle with a hair dryer.

Celluloid can warp permanently with the kind of heat a hair dryer puts out.

And there is no need. This is a perfect example of overkill.

A razor will NOT rust at the pivot if you just take ordinary precautions:

1. Rinse the razor in hot tap water for 5 seconds, then dry it lightly. Pass a tissue between the scales if you got the whole razor wet. The residual heat in the metal will evaporate any water, even around the pivot pin.
2. Lay the razor down in a dry area, and rinse out your brush, cup, and apply your aftershave.
3. By now your razor is dry. A dab of oil on it won't hurt. Then put it away.

Camellia Oil


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Originally Posted by toolarts

Baby oil is quite a bit more expensive than sewing machine oil, and is not made to protect metal.

20 fl oz of Johnson's baby oil on Amazon is over $15.00.
32 fl oz of Sew-Rite sewing machine oil is $9.95.

Some mineral oils are as low as i $4.00 for 16 oz, so a little cheaper than sewing machine oil, but neither mineral oil or baby oil are formulated for protecting metal, as sewing machine oil is.

Actully, when I was able to work , I ran a computerized paper shear. I was the 2nd operator as the previous shear operator had a hissy and quit. To make a long story short, the manufacturer of the shear recommended using baby oil or mineral oil on the table (all carbon steel). I ran that machine for 2 or 3 years before I was laid off, only oiling the table down on weekends. We didn't have a bit of rust on it, however, after I was called back to work (9 years later) the table was completely rusty red color. I asked the Production Manager about it and was told that they had quit oiling it down, didn't think it was neccesary. That's why I use baby oil on my razors, just a thin coat, plus I think of my razors as my kids anyway, so they may as well smell like it.