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mademperor How to prevent rust? 11-25-2008, 08:18 PM
Utopian If you are using alcohol to... 11-25-2008, 08:25 PM
onimaru55 "Rubbing alcohol" is not... 11-26-2008, 03:26 AM
Utopian I use a mixture of oil and... 11-26-2008, 03:37 AM
jnich67 I just make sure to keep... 11-26-2008, 03:40 AM
StraightRazorDave I just put a little bit of... 11-26-2008, 03:56 AM
Alraz What type of oil would be... 11-26-2008, 03:59 AM
Lt.Arclight Mineral oil:rock:, nothing... 11-26-2008, 10:16 AM
majurey I find drying the blade with... 11-26-2008, 02:01 PM
RichZ Here is what I do. I have a... 11-26-2008, 06:23 PM
gssixgun My routine 11-26-2008, 07:08 PM
Milton Man For drying the razor (and... 11-26-2008, 08:06 PM
Wildtim I dry it on the towel I used... 11-26-2008, 08:09 PM
Big_E Mineral oil FTW! I never... 11-27-2008, 06:07 PM
kelbro Wow! Really? I rinse mine off... 11-28-2008, 12:09 AM
Alraz I have been thinking about... 12-02-2008, 08:46 PM
Seraphim Thus, coat your blade in oil,... 12-02-2008, 09:14 PM
rshaw What about using a desiccant... 12-02-2008, 10:15 PM
Alraz I agree that oil and water... 12-02-2008, 10:46 PM
Utopian I consider there to be two... 12-03-2008, 06:57 PM
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    I consider there to be two advantages of using a mix of oil and alcohol over just spraying or wiping with oil. First, the alcohol causes the rapid evaporation of any residual water. Second, the oil dissolved in the alcohol is spread uniformly and thinly everywhere on the blade when the alcohol and water evaporate.

    I use a 1:250 mixture of mineral oil and isopropyl alcohol. Until recently I was using olive oil because I considered it to be better for the skin but found out that olive oil has a low pH that might damage metal. Mineral oil WILL dissolve in isopropyl alcohol but it will take a few days.

    I have read in this forum that alcohol can damage scales. I have been dipping my razors in the oil/alcohol mix beyond the pivot pin for at least three years and have never seen any affect on any of my scales. If you are worried about it for your razors, then just dip the blade and keep the scales out of the mix.
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