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11-03-2010, 08:38 PM #1
Oil for blades
I'm pretty sure that I've read that mineral oil can be used on the blades. I just wanted to double check before I applied it to any of the razors? There is only one kind of mineral oil??? The laxative stuff?
Sorry if stupid question.
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11-03-2010, 08:40 PM #2
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Thanked: 2591mineral oil, ballistol, camelia oil are some of the oils that work.
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11-03-2010, 09:10 PM #3
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Thanked: 0Ok, and could balistol also be used for maintenance of your strop, or would palm oil be a better idea? Thanks!
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11-03-2010, 09:21 PM #4
Baby oil is mineral oil.
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11-03-2010, 09:38 PM #5
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11-04-2010, 04:14 AM #6
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Thanked: 2How often should I oil a razor vs. letting it dry after a shave?
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11-04-2010, 04:41 AM #7
After I shave I dry it off with a towel and let it air dry for about an hour if I have the time and then I oil it.
If I don't have the time to air dry I make sure to dry really good and put the oil on it right away. Regardless I put oil on my blade after every use.Shaving_story on Instagram
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11-07-2010, 12:31 AM #8
As others have said, be very careful to more than dry your blade before applying oil. I've rusted two razors already before RandyDance clued me into what I was doing wrong.
I could have sworn it was dry, but the evidence of rust tells me different. I would finish shaving and then take a completely dry towel and wipe the blade several times. Then I would pass it back and forth in the air for ten seconds, and then finally apply oil to it. Well, I rusted two razors so I no longer do that.
>> Sorry if stupid question.
As far as I'm concerned, the only stupid question is one that you don't ask. If you honestly don't know something and someone else can help you, it isn't stupid.
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11-07-2010, 12:41 AM #9
Before applying oil, I wiped the blades down with some everclear. Then I applied the mineral oil. No harm done yet (fingers crossed).
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11-07-2010, 01:36 AM #10
One of the advantages of Ballistol. If the razor is not completely dry, Ballistol will emulsify with any water remaining; and still provide good protection. The water will evaporate instead of being trapped under the oil; and the Ballistol will remain.
I've been using it for all leather and metal goods (rifles, razors, etc...) when canoeing, and otherwise, for the last 3-4 years. Best gun oil I've ever used for high humidity. Wish I'd known about it 50 years ago.
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