Thread: Barbicide

Wow - what a great looking blade!!

I throw on one drop, one single drop of oil on my blades when I am about to store them. Of course I rub the oil about to cover the entire blade, but honest, I don't use much. I leave said blades in my den which doesn't have an exhaust fan - it works fine. It's all I have ever needed.

Blades that are in my rotation see me do nothing more than wipe them dry. They'll be in my den in this state for weeks on end and I have yet to see one rust.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Wow - what a great looking blade!!

I throw on one drop, one single drop of oil on my blades when I am about to store them. Of course I rub the oil about to cover the entire blade, but honest, I don't use much. I leave said blades in my den which doesn't have an exhaust fan - it works fine. It's all I have ever needed.

Blades that are in my rotation see me do nothing more than wipe them dry. They'll be in my den in this state for weeks on end and I have yet to see one rust.

Thanks for that ear cutter, I've heard olive oil is good..... I will only use extra virgin of course I've been using a Gissen and Forstorff for a few years and it has got a bit pitted I will take real good care of this baby.

dry it well when you use it - hair dryer even,
then store it in a silicon sleeve in a box etc not in your bathroom & with a water absorbing product also to be 100%
beautiful blade by the way

Edit: I have read many times that using olive oils etc isn't to good for your blades as it can go rancid in storage
Mineral oils like singer sewing machine oil or tuf glide etc are recommended

I personally would use reniseuance wax as a coating to protect it rather than oil