Thread: Proper After Shave Maintenance

Originally Posted by threeputt

oil is a good idea, "too much or too often" is an oxymoron. As for the pistol oil, be it Break Free or something from Sentry Solutions, I personally avoid that sort of stuff for blades that will be on my face. The razor abrades the skin slightly, and unless you totally wash it off before each use, it could cause irritation at the very least. If I'll be storing something for a long time, then the Tuf Cloth is fine, but for my regular rotation I use STEROL by Dovo. My guess is that's what Lynn had on there.

Jeff

Break free isnt actually oil and I dont even like inhaling that stuff let alone having it touch my skin! The good gun oils are great for metals and don't have any additives I can think of that would irritate skin...but I'll find out for if I wake up with a rash lol.

Everyone has their own little ritual they follow. I usually wipe down good after a good rinsing and blow out the water from the scales and pivot points then let it sit open an hour or so. Since I usually have a 30 blade rotation I wipe em down with sterol. I think if you only have a few that you rotate every day you don't need the wiping with oil step.

I don't oil my razors lately, but if you must use oil, best bet is oil without aditives, i.e. mineral oil (100% parafinoll) or natural oil that doesn't go rancid, i.e. Camilia oil. After all, that is what samurai used on their swords for 1000-s of years...

Nenad san. Hai.

what type of stores could I find Camilla oil in? It is too damn expensive to use my good oils (they cost about $15.00 per ounce). I havent seen this stuff around anywhere, maybe I have been overlooking it. Can I get it at a pharmacy or supermarket, or only at an art store type place??

JL, try this: http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/i...ROD&ProdID=756

Monte

Josh, just go to any pharmacy and you'll be able to get like 12oz of generic Mineral Oil for $2-3. It doesn't go rancid, it preserves the metal, you can use it on sharpening stones, hedge trimmer blades, hair clippers and it keeps you regular

i'm glad someone brought this up, because i've been meaning to ask something.


until recently, i've had three razors in my possession: a brand new dovo, a torrey, and a junk razor called zimmerman from IL. here's what bugs the hell out of me:
the junkrazor and the torrey (both pretty old by the look of them) will not rust, but the dovo contiually develops rust. i use maas on it, let it dry completely, then wipe it down with mineral oil, and when i look at it the next day or the day after (i use that one every day), it has little rust spots.

the torrey, on the other hand, i've only used about four times in two months, never polished or put mineral oil on it, and it has never had a rust spot.

i never used the junk razor, but had it out several times just fooling around with it, and it never had any spots either. both of the older razors have some black stuff or spots here and there, but they don't change.

i'm pretty sure they're all plain old carbon steel, though i admit i don't know how high the carbon content is and how it might vary. it seems to be more related to the age. has anyone here noticed new razors rusting more easily?

what the hell?

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Josh, just go to any pharmacy and you'll be able to get like 12oz of generic Mineral Oil for $2-3. It doesn't go rancid, it preserves the metal, you can use it on sharpening stones, hedge trimmer blades, hair clippers and it keeps you regular

Sounds like the wonder cure for all my ailments!!!