Thread: Preventing Rust

All of the above posts give you a wide range of choices to prevent rust on your blades. For the area where the blade is attached to the handle at the pivot, occasionally put a drop or two of fine grade oil there. It will prevent water from getting at the metal in a spot difficult to reach. Some of the old timers swore by the technique of soaking the blade in oil once a month or so...or putting a heavy coat of oil on the blade and let it sit overnight. Supposed to soak into the pores of the steel? Who knows...maybe just an old wives tales passed on to their husbands. 8)

This thread's been dormant for a while, but we'll see if it wakes up.

I thought I was drying my razors pretty well, until I started finding rust collecting where some of the
blades touch the scales, so I'm looking for some oil solutions.

Coincidentally, I just got a razor from David (beautiful Böker, thanks again, David) which was
covered with Camilla oil when it arrived. I rinsed and shaved and had no problems. As I understand
these posts, oils of all kinds will wash off with water and soaking say monthly perhaps might be
an alternative to daily coats.

Has anyone got experience with Tuf-Glide? Ray's site dscribes it as "a powerful, quick-drying
rust inhibitor and lubricant. It applies a fast drying, water displacing Micro-Bonding
Crystal Barrier against rust, friction, and wear. Won't wash off or attract and hold dust and dirt
like oil-based products and it won't leave a slippery film like silicones.". Sounds like a good thing to me.

Also, is there an alergenic or otherwise argument toward organic oils, vegetable or perhaps at least
the mineral oils mentioned? I've got to know or I'll obsess over this for weeks before making
the wrong decision. ink:

X

I just a bought Tuf-glide cloth--got it yesterday. Will post my findings.

jmsbcknr

Originally Posted by xman

This thread's been dormant for a while, but we'll see if it wakes up.

I thought I was drying my razors pretty well, until I started finding rust collecting where some of the
blades touch the scales, so I'm looking for some oil solutions.

Coincidentally, I just got a razor from David (beautiful Böker, thanks again, David) which was
covered with Camilla oil when it arrived. I rinsed and shaved and had no problems. As I understand
these posts, oils of all kinds will wash off with water and soaking say monthly perhaps might be
an alternative to daily coats.

Has anyone got experience with Tuf-Glide? Ray's site dscribes it as "a powerful, quick-drying
rust inhibitor and lubricant. It applies a fast drying, water displacing Micro-Bonding
Crystal Barrier against rust, friction, and wear. Won't wash off or attract and hold dust and dirt
like oil-based products and it won't leave a slippery film like silicones.". Sounds like a good thing to me.

Also, is there an alergenic or otherwise argument toward organic oils, vegetable or perhaps at least
the mineral oils mentioned? I've got to know or I'll obsess over this for weeks before making
the wrong decision. ink:

X

I've been using the Tuf-Glide from Ray for over a month now. I like it a lot. David Uthe also instructed me NOT to close my razors after shaving and rinsing. Water does get trapped in those scales and will harm a blade when left in contact. I now have a drawer that i place a towel in and leave my razors open. I go left to right in a rotation and leave them like this:
<<<<<< >>> So I'll take the 3rd razor from the end and shave today and when I return it to the drawer I'll lay it like the first six. There is something breath taking when I open my razor drawer and see all those beautiful razors laid out waiting for me,... ahhhh.

Back to Tuf-Glide. As I just mentioned in another thread, I use it just after honing a razor and do find that it will leave a film that protects the razor from spots, rust, and tarnish for a good long time. I re-apply only after I hone again. Let it set over night then rinse, alcohol, and rinse,... strop, shave, rinse, dry and place in rotation. Then when I pick it up again, it'll just be strop, shave, rinse, dry and place back in rotation. I don't bother with alcohol and rinsing after I've removed the excess Tuf-Glide once.

Tuf-Glide kinda reminds me of pine tar diluted with turpintine. Now, I'm not saying that's what it is, so hold your horses there chemists. ink: It just has that feeling on my hands like it left a strange sticky yet slippery film on my hands,... I would imagine that's what bonds to the metal in the razor and protects it. I really like the stuff,... but I wouldn't want to handle it every day. At the risk of sounding "prissy" I do use latex gloves when applying it now -- just because it does stain my fingers and feel funny for 24 hours. I figure I've handled enough chemicals spraying lawns to get through college for my livers lifetime. :roll:

Chris