Thread: Blade oiling... ?

Machine oil for the blade gets my vote. Wiped on and off with a tissue.

Are the Eucalyptus oils on Amazon for us US folks the right thing? I ordered some hoping that it is. The one I ordered is all organic and alcohol free... It is just an Essential Oil correct?

"All organic"? Petroleum, gasoline, and paint thinner.....are all "organic" compounds!

later,
Richard

Originally Posted by jlbooth

Are the Eucalyptus oils on Amazon for us US folks the right thing? I ordered some hoping that it is. The one I ordered is all organic and alcohol free... It is just an Essential Oil correct?

To be honest, none of the "organic" oils work as well as the synthetics. Ballistol may be the only exception to the rule. Any oil will work for a few days, but many will thicken and harden if you store them away...ask me how I know. Many of your gun oils available at any big box store will provide superior protection, just wipe it off before you strop and you will be fine & your razor will have been protected. Think about it, companies have been protecting expensive guns for quite some time and have found some good ways to protect carbon steel over the years.

Heck, I don't know what I'm looking for. I can't use most stuff because of my allergy. That's why I got something with few ingredients. Glen asked me to coat a Greaves with penetrating oil before sending it to him and just the fumes broke my face out and started bad itching. I even went by a room at work where the floors were being cleaned and waxed and it caused my itching to start... I need something natural to use to coat the blades if I can get something. This organic stuff is just Eucalyptus EO.

It makes me sad to think that my gun oil will probably break me out...

Just keep in mind that plant based oils will 'go bad' over time. So your olive oils, sunflower oils, eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil etc. all fall into this category. Short time frames are fine, just don't expect they will be the ones for longer term storage. It won't work.


Mick

Try Ballistol. There should be a member near you that would give you a little to try before you buy it.

Just looked up Ballistol and I don't see anything in the ingredients so far that should give me a problem. That being said, I have a friend at work who's a gun nut and also is restoring a 66' Fastback Mustang GT so I'll bet he has some. I'll ask and see.

Mick, thanks for the info. I'll probably be fondling them often enough that it wouldn't be a big deal to wipe them off every week or so anyways. I'm probably going to start and use them all in a rotation after I get my technique down anyways. I just heard someone talking about Eucalyptus oil and how it's a natural antiseptic too so I figured...

Would the razor socks work without having to oil the blades or no? I ordered and got a dozen in the mail this week... I'll use them too but...

Originally Posted by MattW

Up until recently I was using camellia oil, but was rather distressed to find that it had dried up and left gummy stains on a few blades that had been in storage for a few months. Alcohol wouldn't remove all of it, I had to use a little metal polish to get all of it off.

I've had the same problem with camellia oil.

Originally Posted by jlbooth

Are the Eucalyptus oils on Amazon for us US folks the right thing? I ordered some hoping that it is. The one I ordered is all organic and alcohol free... It is just an Essential Oil correct?

Hi there. The Eucalyptus oil I use is a brand named 'Bosisto's'. I doubt you can get it over there; and unfortunately I can't send you any (I tried once before) as it seems you can't post it to the US. It is labelled as '100% pure'. make sure you don't get one with water in it. As far as i know this is distilled from Eucalyptus leaves.

The oil I use can be used for cleaning (I use no chemicals at all for cleaning ion my house; just vinegar and the Eucalyptus) and you can apply it directly to minor wounds such as cuts and abrasions. It is also labelled as 'BP quality'; I'm unsure what that means...

[EDIT] the Eucalyptus oil does not gum up at all, it is very, very light; it essentially dissipates or dries up in air, it is not an oil like a 'normal' oil, not at all like even very light machine oil...