Thread: How to prevent rust??

I have read the well known method of baby oil, vaseline, etc to prevent rust while in storage,,, but what about while shaving?? I have a Dovo and a Grelot that recently got a couple of very tiny dark spots that appeared when I finish shaving and I really dont like them at all!! Any suggestion to prevent this???

your razor should not be rusting during the shave.
If you are worried just wipe mid shave in a paper towel or your bath towel.

Are you rinsing the razor off with water (e.g. under the faucet or in a bowl) during the shave? When I first started straight shaving I was doing that and it lead to spotting on the blades.

Now, other than the moisture on my face and in the lather, my blades never see water. Wiped clean on a microfiber cloth. End of story; end of spotting.

When im done shaving,I apply a little oil over the razor, when i go to use again i wipe the razor with a tissue and strop, never had a problem with rust or spots.

One of the most common causes of rust/pre-rust (staining) on any of my razors has been a very thin residue of soap film left on the razor which attracts moisture and is imperceptible when examining the blade. A hot rinse and towel drying doesnt always remove it. I've done two things that have eliminated it. I rinse with hot water at the end of the shave, and then I clean the blade with a couple of drops of liquid hand/dish soap. That cuts the lanolin or glycerin, etc that can remain on the blade and then wipe dry and a few laps on the strop.

The other thing that I use that works well is treating the blade with Renaissance Wax Straight Razor Maintenance & Repair Needs about every 10 to 12 weeks. It's obviously removed from the edge when honing and stropping, and also from the spine, but does help protect the rest of the blade. Doing both, I find I don't need to oil the blade anymore and rust/staining isn't a problem.

ledemon, have you considered you water may have some salt in it from a water softener, or natural salt deposit. Salty water could account for quickly developing oxidation.

Consider coating your razors with silicone lubricant, camila oil, mineral oil, vaseline or, tuf-glide. I personally have given most of my razors a very lite application of silicone lubricant applied with a cloth.

Jonathan

Yeah, + 1 top what velocityboy said, water never comes near my razors other than in the soap/lather and washcloth. I actually don't think there is any need to rinse in water; I wipe on a damp washcloth. make sure you dry the razor as best as you can post shave. I also wipe a thin film of Eucalyptus oil on the razor. Once in a little while I dip the pivot area in the Eucalyptus oil too. I think getting all the water out of a pivot is really hard if you rinse the razor. When you look at old razors you can see that's where the rust is; and where the blade is covered by the scales.

Also never had issues with tuf-glide, but I also used the little grey razor pouches that has some anti rust prevention properties... Forgot who sells them but over all never had an issue with rust with either.

*knock on wood*