Thread: Electric fan

Have you considered the use of a hairdryer. Its a fan its got some power and you don't have to use heat if you don't want to. Oh and its probably already in your bathroom. Just a thought.

just leaving the razor open after shaving takes care of any drops left in the scales , later on when you walk by it shut it, ya its too much, but its like everything abut this. when your starting out we do a lot of crap we don't need. I wipe mine down with my towel and leave open no issues so far and I live in wet humid Memphis Tc

Originally Posted by Razorfaust

Have you considered the use of a hairdryer. Its a fan its got some power and you don't have to use heat if you don't want to. Oh and its probably already in your bathroom. Just a thought.

Its a good idea, but no. I have not considered it because im bald. There aint no blowers in the house. In the other hand, one would be extremely loud. :-/

Thanks for the advice.


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Originally Posted by Carlospppena

Its a good idea, but no. I have not considered it because im bald. There aint no blowers in the house. In the other hand, one would be extremely loud. :-/

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You mentioned a "Lady" in your previous post. That's why I mentioned it. Most ladies usually have a hair drier or three laying around. In reality I believe tcrideshd 's philosophy is on point. Wipe air dry and forget. As I said once before I don't even oil my razors any more and after a few years no rust or tarnish I can see. When we start we tend to over do a lot of things. But that's part of the fun and gaining experience. All that matters is that you enjoy it.

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.