Thread: Oil for the blade

Another vote for ballistol.

I just use good old Remington gun oil... not sure if that's the right thing to do or not. It works.

Originally Posted by earcutter

I just use good old Remington gun oil... not sure if that's the right thing to do or not. It works.

Is that the same company that makes fuzzaways, i wonder if Victor kiam really likes the oil too, or did he just have to have it because it came with the fuzzaway.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Is that the same company that makes fuzzaways, i wonder if Victor kiam really likes the oil too, or did he just have to have it because it came with the fuzzaway.

You know, I was thinking you might be joking. What the heck is a Fuzzaway? And how does it have anything to do with one of America's oldest gun manufacturers? But I got to thinking, and recalled that though you have a crazy sense of humor...

Anyway...

To my surprise, when I looked, sure enough, the fuzzaway:




And yes, it's made by Remington! A Remington. Though I have never heard of the above Remington before though! I doubt that it's actually the same company I was referring too. But weirder things have been known to happen.

The Remington oil I was talking about is actually from a gun manufacture as seen below .

Originally Posted by earcutter

You know, I was thinking you might be joking. What the heck is a Fuzzaway? And how does it have anything to do with one of America's oldest gun manufacturers? But I got to thinking, and recalled that though you have a crazy sense of humor...

Anyway...

To my surprise, when I looked, sure enough, the fuzzaway:




And yes, it's made by Remington! A Remington. Though I have never heard of the above Remington before though! I doubt that it's actually the same company I was referring too. But weirder things have been known to happen.

The Remington oil I was talking about is actually from a gun manufacture as seen below .

Fuzzaways were massive in the 80's, it's basically a sweater de-linter.
On the advert victor kiam said "I liked the product so much that I bought the company".

I just looked them up on ebay, $7 is pretty cheap. The original ones sell for about $45 or so and the more modern ones (like your link) seem to be about $20.

For long term storage especially in extremely humid environments, Ballistol is a good choice. But, as long are your razors are used on occaison and are kept in a fairly well ventilated environment you shouldn't have to use oil all the time on your razors. I keep mine in a custom made storage rack in the bathroom and since we have decent ventilation I never have any problems with rust or tarnish.