Thread: How can I make my razor last forever?

Hello everyone,

Well, I'll be brief about it: I hands down love my Wapienica razor. While I am sure that there are many, many better razors out there this razor happens to be my first one, and so I think it is entitled to a bit of special treatment.
The special treatment is, of course, immortality. How can I help my razor outlive not only myself but my children's great grandchildren? Wapiencias are full metal, and so how can I prevent rusting of the scales and blade, and how can I prevent pitting? staining?

As always: the more details, the better!

thanks

Do what my mother did with my pet canary as I was growing up - buy 20 of them, and when one bites the dust, pull out the next one and pass it off as the first. Fooled me for about 5 years as a lad. I have also heard a very similar technique has been used quite successfully by a fellow in Bengalla called the Phantom (although his mates call him the ghost who walks...).

Seriously, it's fairly simple - keep the razor free from moisture. If it's going to be stored for a longish time, oil the blade with a light machine oil or similar. If it's going to be used regularly, just make sure after every shave that all moisture is removed before putting it away, and that moisture cannot get to it where it is stored.

James.

I don't think you'll have to pay too much attention to it; I've read many posts saying that these things never rust/stain. I'm sure you could make it rust/stain if you wanted to, but it should take minimal work to prevent. Keep her free from water, and as mentioned, a light oil when storing. Since the scales are also metal, you could probably dip the whole thing in oil if you're going to store her. Then again, the scales are stainless (if I'm properly informed) so they shouldn't need extra protection. Though they are stainLESS and not stainIMPERVIOUS.

I'm not too sure about what this means, but here's my experience with Wapis.

1. I chemically blued a wapi, starting with the scales. The scales did not blue at all but the pins did.;

2. I gave a wapi to my brother last November. By the time I saw him at Christmas, the whole upper half of the blade (where it pokes out from the scales), both sides, was completely covered in rust and was pitted. I asked him how it had happened. He said that he had not used it at all in the 6 weeks he had had it, and that he had just left it sitting in his bathroom during that time.

So, I guess from my experiences with them, the scales are pretty robust in terms of rust and moisture damage, and the blade needs just as much care as any other high carbon steel.

James.

Originally Posted by redcannon

Hello everyone,

Well, I'll be brief about it: I hands down love my Wapienica razor. While I am sure that there are many, many better razors out there this razor happens to be my first one, and so I think it is entitled to a bit of special treatment.
The special treatment is, of course, immortality. How can I help my razor outlive not only myself but my children's great grandchildren? Wapiencias are full metal, and so how can I prevent rusting of the scales and blade, and how can I prevent pitting? staining?

As always: the more details, the better!

thanks

Oil it , throw it in your bedside table draw and never use it
Kind regards Peter

Water makes steel rust. Time will make steel tarnish.

Razors that are used daily, tend to take care of themselves. A razor in a rotation needs more care.

A good routine is to keep the razor outside of the bathroom in a dry cupboard or drawer.

Dry the razor with a dry tissue, paying special attention to the tang/hinge area after each shave.

If you keep it in its original box, make sure the box is bone dry. Don't open the box with wet hands.

Polish the razor lightly but regularly.

Oil the area around the hinge and tang monthly.

The number of times I have found a water mark on a blade the next day amazes me. Even with all the care in the world, a drop of water can get on the blade at the last second. As long as you spot it and polish it the next day, most razors will polish up immediately.

If you store the razor, oil everything heavily and wrap in waxed paper. Most oils wash off straight away with hot water and washing up liquid will clear the most stubborn stuff.

As I am sure every forum member can tell you, you can not be too careful.

You'll find the answer around here is always:

Buy more razors!!