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Ive been around and Ive seen some things,(Thanks BB King) I have yet to take the plunge and buy a Straight, but I live 1 mile from the sea here and to say things rust quickly here is rather understating it, so Im loath to get a carbon steel blade without a gallon of oil to keep it it, Im guessing there are plenty of people that live by the sea on here with carbon steel blades, is it a problem for you Rust that is ?:confused:
The superior shave.com in the USA sells treated sleeves to prevent rust oxidation on your razors.
I live in Florida in a building on the sand 175 feet from ocean. No problem with rust.
+1 on both bouschie's and feltspanky's comments. I live in coastal Texas a bit away from the ocean and on a large lake yet have no rust problem at all.
The battle will be more than half won by thoroughly cleaning the razor after each shave. It's important to remove not only water but every trace of soap residue from the blade.
I use the aforementioned treated cotton sleeves for "everyday" storage and a larger version meant for guns for bulk storage with zero problems.
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You don't need a gallon of oil. A quick wipe with an oiled cloth will do the trick. A small bottle of something like Sterol will last 6 months at least.
I use silicon treated fabric rolls meant for knife collectors. Every now and then a drop of Remoil near the pivot. It gets pretty humid here, but my razors stay clean and dry.
Wax, dude, always wax. Renaissance prefeered. I used to live by the sea on southeastern Sao Paulo state in Brazil, 6000mm/year of rainfall, quarter mile of the sand, usually 90% relative humidity on air. Only wax, very high maintenance discipline and a dry box can keep they safe. My user opinel knife suffered a lot.
Same as the others. 700 meters from the Atlantic and use a few drops of oil after allowing them to dry outside of the bathroom. then I store in the little silicon sack-ups or a dry box with a small dehumidifying packet.
Main things would be dry it properly ( hair dryer if necessary), oil it and store somewhere dry without high humidity (airtight container and silica packs if necessary). It ain't gonna rust away overnight and will take a bit so if it does go wrong you got a while to catch it and remedy the problem
I live on a small island in the north pacific. VCI paper and ren wax are my friends.
thanks all... on my list is some Camellia Oil , which as I understand it was used to protect samurai swords , so this seems like it might be ok for razors , those with no rust problems are probably doing the right thing protecting your blade/s since we moved here , locks have rusted , bottle openers corroded in a week , so im taking extra care, Ive seen a Boker with a bone handle , Im looking at :0) all the best !
I use razor sleeves, you can get them at SRD and they are not very expensive. I live in MD near the ocean and if I am not going to use my razor for say a week or more, I put a fine coat of razor oil on the metal and then into the sleeve. The sleeve also serves as very good protection should the razor fall and it will keep it from opening. No problems. You have more exposure in a poorly ventilated bathroom then the ocean.
Lm in the uk, so id have to find a European supplier thanks anyway.