Thread: avoiding rust in the pivot area

Hi all,
Like a true newbie, I got some rust in the pivot area.
It got me thinking, even though I can be more careful (and I will) in keeping that area dry, or give up and get a stainless razor at some point, why not make the razors such this won't be a problem at all.
What I was think was either have some sort of protective film in that area, or just electro-plate it, I mean, one can dunk only that are up to the pivot in the electorplating tank.
Otherwise, why not make the pins serviceable without pro tools, like hex nuts that some brands use.

What do you think?

Now that rust is started, the only way to stop it is to take the razor apart and sand out the rust pits and polish. Otherwise, be extra careful not to get water in the pivot again. I spray WD 40 in my pivot because it is a water displacing oil. Watch that rust closely because it will come back, guaranteed.

If you don't allow water to get into the pivot area, you won't have to worry about rust.

Unfortunately i don't have the tools to unpin a razor, so it would have to wait until the next time i send it out. I dunked it in 90% alcohol jar and worked the hinge while in the jar, that removed a lot of the rust, but no doubt more is left there. I learnt my lesson... i wonder if the silicone sleeves sold by TSS would have helper though.
Thing is, once water get there, how can you dry it 100%?

If you wipe the lather and whisker on a dry washcloth you dont have to rinse. If you dont rinse you dont get rust.

Depending on what the scales are made of you could introduce one of the acidic rust reformer solutions. Cold blue, oxalic acid, Phosphoric acid, tannic acid. This would result in converting the red rust to black rust.

Personally I have made myself be very careful of water around the razor. I accomplish this by removing the lather with a dry washcloth.

If you have the razor unpinned and fixed, have brass washers added.

Jonathan

I just realized the same thing happened to my razor.

I try to never get the pivot pin area wet when shaving or honing. I like single use dental floss that is attached to the plastic holders that you can buy bags of, and every few weeks I use it on the pivot pin area of every razor I own just as a precaution. It is also handy on dirty restorations to decide if you need to re-pin.