Thread: oiling razors

I have already had a couple of dark water spots that I have had to polish out of my razor so far so I have decided to try oiling the metal blade. I put some mineral oil in a small bottle and apply it to the metal after drying the blade off. The things is, when I take the razor out the next day, the oil has formed into little droplets on the metal. Shouldn't the oil provide a protective film instead of forming up into droplets?

I only oil the pivot, I use toilet paper to dry and then strop on linen about 20 times and let the razor sit open for an hour or two. No issues so far. Good luck

I have never had that issue. I bought an applicator and specific straight razor oil from straight razor designs. The oil leaves a perfect coat and stays even on the blade. Maybe try a different oil for better success.

Dry the blade good, then use a Q-tip to spread the mineral oil( wiping downward toward the edge) as to not go across it. The oil is leaving a protective film , its just that you probably used the mineral oil right after the polishing compound; that's where the little beads formed, but there is still a protective layer left behind. Don't be afraid to use a lot of mineral oil, just wipe it off before you strop the blade.

+1 on Hirlau suggestion. With the combo of polish and oil you get extra protection.

Don't do like I did a while back and apply 3-in-1 oil, the scent (Yuk!) lingers for a while but it does eventually go away.

A lot of people use Tuf Glide. I also had fits with mineral oil to I switched. Leaves a nice even film...

Warm the blade, just the blade, under HOT water then wipe it dry on a towel before you oil it.

FWIW:

If the oil beads up, there's _something_ on the steel surface. Wax? Soap?

I hesitate to say this (because it could be that whatever is on the surface is protective), but here's an idea:

. . . Wipe the blade with denatured alcohol (or isopropyl rubbing alcohol) after you shave, and before you oil it.

After you do the alcohol wipe, you _must_ oil the blade.

See if that stops the beading.

. Charles

PS -- lots of speculation, here. My oil (a penetrating oil called "Corrosion Block") has never beaded-up.

not sure if its safe or not.
I've been using them baby coconut mineral oil to oil my carbon blades from rusting.
so far it works with no issues for the past couple months on my TIs, and leaves a good scent..

Try a different oil.

Some oils do that (e.g. baby oil), but I have never seen it happen with Balistol and suppose Tuf-Glide will behave similarly.