how to keep clean a razor for a long time

hi everyone,

missed you. i've been away for few months, i was busy with my works. last week, i took a look to my razors (about 150 pieces of razor). i was cleaned them and put on them some vaseline/paraffin oil to keep them away of humidity and all the pieces are in a airless package (vacuumed bag like in the picture). well, few pieces of my collection got some rust on the spine.

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i afraid to happen the same thing on my others razors. would you have any ideas to keep them surley in safe and far away from rust?

Silicone sleeves I hear work great. Me? I use clippercide spray and store them in leather razor rolls. I know everyone says they mess with the razors. But I take them out once a year. Wipe them down and spray again and no issues ever. I use the same spray after drying after each shave. No watermarks, rust etc. Works for me.

If they are not displayed, clean them and wrap them in VCI paper. I have some in a display cabinet, and it has VCI emitters in it.

RenWax the whole razor and wrap in VCI paper.

Putting them into a vacuum environment is a bad idea. That actually lowers the vapor point of water and increases the humidity in the bag. Along with trapping any outgassing from the scales inside the bag.

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Originally Posted by criswilson10

... increases the humidity in the bag.

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This is what I was thinking too. The moisture trapped in the bag is now higher as there is not as much air and nowhere for it to evaporate.

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RenWax the whole razor and wrap in VCI paper.

Putting them into a vacuum environment is a bad idea. That actually lowers the vapor point of water and increases the humidity in the bag. Along with trapping any outgassing from the scales inside the bag.

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i put some silica in each bag in leather but like this

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Originally Posted by RezDog

If they are not displayed, clean them and wrap them in VCI paper. I have some in a display cabinet, and it has VCI emitters in it.

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what's VCI paper? sorry for bad question but i don't know them at all

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Originally Posted by Bill31521

Silicone sleeves I hear work great. Me? I use clippercide spray and store them in leather razor rolls. I know everyone says they mess with the razors. But I take them out once a year. Wipe them down and spray again and no issues ever. I use the same spray after drying after each shave. No watermarks, rust etc. Works for me.

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would you have any pic to see how is it? i don't know it means exactly "slicon sleeves"

It is anti corrosion paper. There are a lot of companies that make it. The stuff I use came from Uline. I am happy to mail you some, but I’m afraid the postage will be more than the value of the paper. My emitters came from Lee Valley, but I am certain they are available in France as well. PM me and I will send you some when I return home from work on the 20 Nov.

Rez...What do you think of a combination of dessicant and VCI paper in a box?

It is a great combo. That’s what I run in the gun safes. Emitter on the top and desiccant pouches on the bottom. In the safe I have emitters even though most of the stuff in there is wrapped in VCI paper. It is crazy cheap and as far as I can see it works well.

Does the VCI paper need to be in contact with the steel, or would close proximity be sufficient?

I believe the paper works by emitting so close proximity should work but I don’t think it has much range. So if your razor was laying on the paper as opposed to wrapped in it it will still have some protection. I believe a lot of auto parts get wrapped in it.

I have kept many of my razors open in a book shelf for years, both in a relatively moist area where I lived before and now in a dry climate. That seems to work fine (except that I don't have a good way to pack them all up) and I have never had any rust develop while not in use. I think that the proximity to books helps, because the paper absorbs some moisture. Some of my other razors are in a drawer, also close to some books, and again there's zero rust.