Thread: Help with my razor

probably the easiest is to put some rust cutting oil in there and then move the blade back and forth few times, then next day wipe it off with a tissue and repeat. in few weeks it should be all gone.
i've done this on few razors with transparent scales where you can even see all the rust and dirt underneath and it's rather cool to see the dramatic difference.
you can also get it done a bit faster if you use metal polish and dental floss to get in there.

I like that idea I wouldn't have thought to use dental floss either. Thanks for the help.

I had my Bismark to do the same thing. Gugi is dead on, I used a q-tip & WD-40 if I remember right. The oil darkened the bone, but no rust...

Gugi, the troo skoller and genlegerm has done it again! Thanks Gugi!

That isn't uncommon at all. The razor is good quality carbon steel that has no resistance to rust at all - none of the carbon steel razors do. It won't interfer with your shaving and at some time in the future you can have the scales removed and the blade polished out. In the mean time can I recommend stropping when you are finished drying it to make really sure the edge is dry and then put some camellia seed oil on it. It also helps a lot if you store it somewhere other than the bathroom because humidity will start it rusting.

Originally Posted by John Crowley

That isn't uncommon at all. The razor is good quality carbon steel that has no resistance to rust at all - none of the carbon steel razors do. It won't interfer with your shaving and at some time in the future you can have the scales removed and the blade polished out. In the mean time can I recommend stropping when you are finished drying it to make really sure the edge is dry and then put some camellia seed oil on it. It also helps a lot if you store it somewhere other than the bathroom because humidity will start it rusting.

It's good to know that it's common with carbon steel and not something I've done. I usually do store it in the bedroom and do a strop or two after I wipe the blade. I'll have to look at getting some of that oil so that I can keep it fresh. I can't aford to ruin a blade and have to refinish it or get a new one.

I have heard (or read) that minearl oil will also do the same for a blade. Is that true or not? Should I only use the camellia oil on it. I assume with the oils that you put some on after use, and then it wipes off during stroping before my next shave?

Mineral oil will do fine. Wipe the oil off BEFORE stropping.

Should one apply oil after every use?

Originally Posted by TheMathematician

Should one apply oil after every use?

There are so many variables for this question that you will have to find that answer for yourself. Some of those variables are: Your local/humidity levels, location of where you store your razor, number of razors in your rotation, steel in razor, and on and on.

I don't oil my razors every time I use them. I do have a wooden display case that I keep my rotation in. I live in NE TX, the Air Conditioning is set at 72 degrees and is on pretty much all day now that the temps are climbing...thus pulling out the moisture in the air. I do a final rinse in straight hot water out of the tap, dry the blade and strop a minimum of 20x on my pasted canvas to remove any micro crud off the edge. This works for me and may or may not work for you.

Best of luck,
Scott