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Buy some good micro fiber towels, then wash them repeatedly, in Borax, you don’t need much ¼ cup, by themselves. Do not wash anything with them or they will get linty.

A ¼ cup of white vinegar in your rinse water, will remove all the soap. It will also clean your washing machine. My bride swears by it and vinegar, makes our towels and sheets clean, and soft.

Most folks say, not to put them in the dryer, but I do, just not for too long or on hot.

The more you wash them, the better they wick moisture. I have some microfibers that are 5-6 years old and still going strong. They need 5-10 washing and drying cycles, before they get super absorbent.

You can get good ones from most Auto Detailing supply or theragcompany.com/detailing. The good ones are thick, cheap are thin.

There are some great videos by

The Junkman

, auto detailing on what makes a good micro fiber, of course he is talking about detailing cars.

I have also bought great micro fiber, waffle weave towels, from Home Goods in the kitchen hand towel department, problem is colors vary and they sell closeout merchandise, so they probably won’t be there when you go back, but they are cheap, couple dollars for a 3 or 4 pack and they are well made.

Microfibers are great for honing as well, I keep a stack under the bathroom sink and in the shop by the honing bench in a large covered plastic bin.

A good microfiber will dry a razor 99.9 percent dry. I leave my razor open in a glass dish, (vintage butter dish, just the tray) over night.

I avoid letting my razor ever get wet. Lather is wiped off rather than rinsed and so there is little chance of any moisture getting into the pivot.

After finishing the shave, one square of tissue paper is used to wipe off the blade. Then I strop 3-5 strokes on a very lightly mineral oiled newspaper strop to clean and oil the bevels. Finally, the rest of the blade is wiped off with a tyvek cloth that also is very lightly impregnated with mineral oil.

Towel, tissue with mineral oil. I've never ran into any trouble with moisture.

Well my firefighter friend. I live in Puerto Rico. The whole nation is a rain forest. I started wet shaving three months ago and are already into trouble, mineral oil and all...!!!


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I have a friend who lives in the swamp in south Louisianna, all he does on his daily shaver is dry it with toilet tissue and leave it open on his dresser for the night, never had any issues, some of the issues with moisture is getting it trapped under your oil. by not having it completely dry before treating it. this is why its important to let it dry before closing it in the scales, the moisture can still be in there and then it will transfer to the blade, like I said , I live in Memphis by the Mississippi river and al I do is after a hot water rinse, I dry it with my microfiber towel and set it out open for a few hours, and no problems after a few years of doing this. only time ive ever gotten rust was when I used mineral oil before it was completely dry and trapped water under the oil, plus the mineral oil after awhile starting breaking down, now most of the time when I put one up for a long spell is I spray it with WD 40, it disperses water and coats the blade, no trouble with this either.

and if your still convinced you need more protection just put your razor in a box with silica packs. or glass jar and silica packs. Tc

Dear Tc;

Thanx for taking the time. I appreciate it.

Thats the whole idea for the fan: to really dry the razor before oiling it. But, maybe you hit the real problem in the backswing. Your friend in the swamp has a "daily shaver". I rotate 7-8. Probably if i used only one i would not be having trouble. Will try it. The problem is that having many razors multiply the fun. Jeje.

Best regards

Pepponne


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Ya I know they can get out if control,, I,m fortunate or no t, but most St of mine are customs so the cost keeps me from aquiring 100,s I f them , but mine all stay in the safe except what I,m shaving with, good luck with the multiplying and keep them dry. Tc

I dont know Tc, if i had any out of this world custom that would be the one that i would be using. Jeje.

I have one being made!

Last month i received a butterfly knife, hand made the old fashion way in Philippines, damascus blade and all... a real colectors item. And i cant stop using it!!! I would enjoy knowing it is in my drawer. But i enjoy it more having it in my pocket! Jeje.


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I use them all, I usually use a razor for a month or so before switching to the next,, Tc

One month! Makes sense...!!!!


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