Thread: rust?

I keep a can of this under the sink. Wipe the razor down, blast the area around the pins and inside the scales, strop and store. Works great.

I always store my razors in a dresser drawer in my bedroom--after drying them thoroughly with a towel and stropping the blade 15x on the fabric and 15x on the leather to remove any residual shaving gunk on the blade to retard/prevent corrosion.

I also oil the blade occasionally with Camellia oil and apply 1-2 drops of Tuff-Glide on the pivot pins to prevent rust.

Once my razor is cleaned and dried, I take a Qtip and dip it in some mineral oil. I then swab all exposed steel with a very light coat.

+1 to all of the above. This is the third post with basically the same question so, I copied over my below method from my last reply. There is no doubt that moisture is a shiny razor's worst enemy. You should never leave a razor to air dry without wiping it off first. Dry, dry, dry is the goal.

Here's the method I use when I finish shaving to put the razor up until the next morning.

1. Make sure all shaving soap is thoroughly rinsed off the blade. Use the hottest water possible and keep rinsing the blade until it becomes hot.
With a dry cloth or tissue, thoroughly wipe the blade from end to end. The heated blade will keep dissipating moisture from the metal.

2. Using the corner of your towel or a folded tissue, thoroughly wipe the scale inside and out from end to end. I also blow a few times on the inside of the scale right where the tang is hinged to the scale to make sure there aren't any droplets that I failed to get with my towel.

3. Strop about 20 linen & 20 leather. The friction of stropping dries out even more moisture.

4. Make sure to keep the razor somewhere it won't get water splashed on it. ie....keeping it on the edge of the sink. If someone else besides you washes thier hands, they most likely won't take care not to splash water on it. I always keep mine in the medicine cabinet.

I don't ever use oil on mine but, I understand there may be some bathrooms that may tend to stay humid. In this case, oiling your razor may be a good idea.

I hope this will help. I've been using this method ever since I got stains on my first razor and have never had another problem since.

Good luck and happy shaving!