Thread: Convincing SWMBO to let me shave with vintage blades?

I figure that once I've polished the blade with Flitz, then wiped off swarf until the white rag stays white, that's a clean blade.

Soap and water will lift just about anything off a surface and flush it away. Let's not forget good old soap and water, and maybe a retired toothbrush in the pivot.

Originally Posted by Pyrateknight

My cheap and easy solution has been a glass of vodka for it to soak in for each step of the way. I am pretty sure anything that may have been on my duck couldn't have survive the cumulative hours of soaking in vodka.

I donno, I've survived quite a few hours soaked in Vodka

Soaking in alcohol does absolutely nothing to any germs. It's the process of the alcohol evaporating off of the blade that kills the harmful stuff.

Originally Posted by EisenFaust

I donno, I've survived quite a few hours soaked in Vodka

I prefer to soak in rum.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Soaking in alcohol does absolutely nothing to any germs. It's the process of the alcohol evaporating off of the blade that kills the harmful stuff.

The soaking was cumulative. I soaked it when it first came in. Let it dry. Polish. Soak. Let it dry. Sand. Soak. Let it dry. Repeat for each grit step.

That's alcohol abuse. Just sayin....

Originally Posted by KenWeir

That's alcohol abuse. Just sayin....

Well...what if it passed through your kidneys first?

Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus

Well...what if it passed through your kidneys first?

That's a whole other sanitation issue...

Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds

That's a whole other sanitation issue...

I was thinking of the Irish tradition of pouring whisky on a buddy's grave...and the old joke referring to the tradition. Sorry!

"Baldy", one of our members has a great way of sterilising razors.

I do believe that's only good for it the first time it's done, however