Thread: Dealing with Humidity

I live in FL and after a few days, my new Dovo started to develop a few extremely small spots of rust. I quickly buffed them out and now oil the blade after every shave. However, when I initially oiled the blade after first discovering the rust, I noticed some brown/red residue was being washed off the near pivot pin by the oil. This was obviously more rust. I am a student living in a small 1/1 studio which gets particularly humid after showers.

I am considering a solution to the humidity problem and have decided to pull a little inspiration from one of my professor's lab setup and use a desiccant to keep the razor dry. I am planning to store the blade in a small Tupperware with a reusable silicia gel container.

Good idea/ bad idea?

For somewhere like Florida I would do something similar. In fact my not in rotation box has a large packet of silica gel packets. Just remember to check the indicator frequently and have a back up sealed packet.

Theoretically the gel pack may not be necessary but are cheep insurance.

Jonathan

Good idea I would say. If you can't get away from it (humidity) in your small apartment, then making a little home that is safe and dry for your razor is the next best thing. I'm no fan of humdity, living in the sub-tropics is not my idea of fun, but I do it anyway. Fortunately I live in a two story house with good ventilation and dry wardrobes .


Mick

Out west here in Idaho, ambient humidity is never a problem. But for down in the South, I would spray WD 40 on the blade and especially in the pivot. WD 40 is a water displacing oil.

If your scales are natural, make sure you keep an eye on them so they don't dry out