Thread: Framebacks and Barbicide

Hello gents,

So I got an ancient Thiers-Issard frameback last week, and I'd like your opinion on dipping it in Barbicide.

I'd like to go with Barbicide because I had a blood screening scare years ago that made me paranoid with this kind of thing (I'm a regular blood donor and got a false positive in a screening).

I don't have Clippercide or other powerful disinfectant here, only thing I've got is Barbicide imported from the US.

My question is about the frame part. I know Barbicide should be in touch with the blade for no longer than 10 minutes (in fact it should be exactly 10m).

Should I remove the blade from the frame and dip only that? Or is the frame usually sufficiently tight so that liquids can't penetrate it?

Also if I rinse it underwater, how do I remove water from the frame? Or is it a non-problem?

I might find compressed air cans, but haven't so far. I do have WD-40 though.

So what's your opinion on all that?

Thanks in advance for any answer.

Cheers!

Does your razor have a screw where the blade can be removed from the frame? If so, I would remove the blade and dip both in Barbicide after an initial cleaning.

Yes, it does have a screw. Don't know how easy it will be to remove (if the threads are rusty).

So you think it's ok to dip both the blade and the frame if I'm able to take them apart?

Thanks.

Yes. I'd dip both frame and blade in the Barbicide if you can get them apart. Maybe put some WE-40 on the screw to loosen it up.

Do you have a pic of the razor? Is it fairly clean or is it gunked up and in need of a cleaning anyway?

The blade itself looks clean, but the screw seems a bit rusty.

These are the photos from the seller. If you'd like, I could take more detailed photos when I get home.

That looks fairly clean. I was thinking that if you needed to do any gunk removal or sanding that the process would probably get rid of any germs. Since that one looks like it will not require much cleaning Barbicide soaking seems appropriate.

What a beauty. Can't wait to get my hands on a true frameback.

Very nice, the classic TI #69, French framebacks are some of my favourites, have one of those, passed another along, they are truly superb shavers.

Keep the scales away from the Barbicide, they can stain them, but make sure you dilute/mix the Barbicide correctly, immerse the razor for 20 minutes, and you'll be good to go....don't touch the blade by removing it, the #69 only came with the one, and you don't want to damage the frame...congrats, that's a real nice one too.

They are awesome shavers sir, when properly honed. It's your razor but try and be careful like you have been told, it's vintage. Mine came with a spare blade tucked in an inner sleeve.



That way you had a shave ready spare blade. I guess these were for the traveling gentry. I have completely disassembled and restored. And yes the spare blade is honed too. Now I'll have to use mine for a SOTD. Thanks for sharing.
MIke

Thanks, Wightman. It was a lucky find :-D