Thread: Preventing rust - oiling?

Originally Posted by Snipersnest

I use Nye Oil. It's a really fine oil, originally made from sperm whale oil. I still have some whale oil that I use on our antique clocks.

Wow I misread that I though you said it was oil originally made from whale sperm.

I just started using Mineral Oil for a protectant. I have some spots on my razor as well and I am trying to figure out how to get rid of them. For the mean time I am using some tissue to wipe Alcohol on it and after that dries I use another tissue to wipe some Mineral Oil on the blade.

Trying to find an easier way to do this....Any thoughts from anyone?

Hello, loplyg:

This is what I do after the shave:

Rinse the blade in hot water (keep the scales dry), dry it with a towel followed by Kleenex tissue, strop it (15 on fabric or linen and 25 on leather), apply a little camellia oil on one finger and lightly coat the blade, the shank and the tang, leave the razor partially open for couple hours, and then put it away in the rack. Before the next shave, I wipe off the oil with Kleenex tissue, strop the razor (25/75 or 50/100) and am ready to go. It works for me.

Regards,
Obie

Although I haven't tried it yet, I thought it would be a good idea to keep a can of air duster (like they sell for blowing off keyboards) and blast the moisture out of the small nooks and crannies of the razor.

I use this.




It keeps your fingers away from the edge and protects your fragile honed edge from being hurt. I got mine at http://www.japanwoodworker.com/search.asp

I got it in the store in Berkley but I am sure there are other places.

Take Care,
Richard

I might be but I use camellia oil. Seems to be working well for me so far.

Originally Posted by Chelicerae

Although I haven't tried it yet, I thought it would be a good idea to keep a can of air duster (like they sell for blowing off keyboards) and blast the moisture out of the small nooks and crannies of the razor.

Just be careful if you use that, if any of the compressed gas comes out in liquid form, you can freeze a part of the blade and do some damage to it.

Camelia is the best way to go.

Originally Posted by TSasser

I just started using Mineral Oil for a protectant. I have some spots on my razor as well and I am trying to figure out how to get rid of them. For the mean time I am using some tissue to wipe Alcohol on it and after that dries I use another tissue to wipe some Mineral Oil on the blade.

Trying to find an easier way to do this....Any thoughts from anyone?

"Utopian" should field this. He uses a mix of 0.5% mineral oil dissolved in alcohol (I'm sure denatured ethyl alcohol will work; I don't know what he uses).

That mix should both remove residual water, and lightly coat the blade with oil after the alcohol (and water) evaporate.

My bete noir is water around the pivot. A previous suggestion -- compressed air -- seems like a good idea. Complexity keep increasing . . . .

Charles

That solution approach is great. No wiping before stropping.

Now if I can only learn how to keep the pivot pin dry...