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    Proper rinsing then drying with tissue, especially between the scales, few laps on the linen strop to clean and dry, then into a treated razor sock and into the razor chest. Never use oil....

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    I take about five minutes to fill a shot glass full of Q-Tips for cleaning inside the scales. I use a pair of pliers to smash the heads of the Q-Tips so they fit easily inside the scales.

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    The razor in my current rotation which I use every other day stays untreated. The other rotation razors get treated with Sterol. Long term storage razors get coated with a silicon preparation made for long term knife and gun storage.
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    My wife has some of that thick baby oil. Unscented. Not quite a gel but not runny. I wipe down blades with that before I store them long-term.

    My weekly rotation 'storage' is a wipe down with a rag and then 50 laps on leather. Don't have to worry about humidity out here.

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