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I just started shaving with a str8 and i was wondering how i can keep my razor from getting rust on it.. I shaved for the first time about a week ago and had to wait for a strop. There was no rust or anything on my razor when i shaved today about 15 hours ago.. i set my razor out on the sink open on its side kinda so if there is any water left it will drain out.. but when i just looked at it now there was some rust where the pins are on the scales. what can i do to keep this from happening..
1.Polish off the rust 2.Apply your Missus clear nail polish on and around the pins,will keep off rust for a good time.:)
Dry it well and add a drop of oil if necessary. I live 400 metres from the ocean and salt air. All I do is wipe the blade/scales/nooks and crannies down with toilet paper and put the razor back in the medicine cabinet above the bathroom sink. Razors not in use or rotation are oiled and stored away in a bedroom wardrobe.
Mick
Stay away from the nail polish @ the pivot pin, dry as mentioned above, you can even take a hair dryer to it, but oil it once done with it. You can also clean up things with q-tips. You can flatten them with a hammer or spoon so that they can get into the scales for cleaning & polishing with your favorite metal polish like flitz, maas, semi-chrome, etc. Most all of us try to keep the pivot area dry even when shaving because a wet tang can be a slippery tang...something I personally DO NOT want.
Amen. A light coating of oil (baby oil, "mineral oil" from the pharmacy, "corrosion block" from the hardware store, "gun oil", . . . ) makes the blade much more resistant to rust.Quote:
Originally Posted by shooter74743
Charles
I would think as long as the blade isn't exposed to extremes of temperature or damp after drying completely, the blade should stay rust free.
I also use a hairdrier, I dry the blade on a face towel, then blow with the drier and finish with tissue or kitchen paper:)
Here is some advice that was given to me by Mr. Lynn Abrams(founder of this site) as I had a similar problem when I started out. Take some plain unwaxed dental floss and put some Camellia oil on it and run it through the pivot area where the scales and blade join. Also get yourself a nice piece of chamois cloth and keep it hanging next to your shaving area.when you are done shaving or anytime you need to set your blade down,give it a wipe with the chamois(this I believe is mentioned in the 1905 shaving manual that's floating around this site.After shaving and stropping just put a drop of Camellia oil on the blade and use a cotton ball to wipe the entire blade leaving a light film of oil.Then you're done. Camellia oil can be obtained through SRD and is good stuff and honemeister used and approved if you will.One bottle will probably last you a lifetime. Stay away from nail polish or anything of that sort and READ THE WIKI. Good luck and hope this helps you. Happy Holidays . :):):) P.S. Microfiber towels are also friendlier than normal bath towels,in fact they are awesome.
Thank you very much I am going to try that. What about the salt packs that come in new stuff. I was thinking about putting a few of those in with my razor.
a lot of us self included use dessicant packs to keep moisture out. I keep a packet in my shave cabinet.:):)
Carbon steel has a real close relationship with rust. it really doesn't take much to start it. Keeping the razor in as dry an environment s possible is the best advice and if that is not possible a coating of oil will do the trick.
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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!
