Thread: best way to store a razor...for 15 or so years

Cosmoline would probably work well... it's like thick vasoline.
I'll check my gun safe and see if I have any rifles I could scrape a few razors worth off of... Chi-com / Soviet weaponry often came packed in enough cosmoline to store a household full of metal.... I've cleaned several rifles off that were stored in cosmoline for 50+ years and the looked like new.

A.G Russell makes a silicon based material called no rust. It's specifically designed for guns and knives. Once on it lasts many many years. Outside of Cosmoline it's about the next best thing.

I purchased 5 razors at an auction 20+. Stored them in a paper covered wood cigar box and rarely opened it. When I decided to get into straights again because the internet had info on using them they were in the exact same condition as when I put them in the box. Tuf Glide, mineral oil or other stable oil would not hurt. No cooking oils or oils that will go rancid. Since you already have a box try stopping at a cigar shop and ask them for a piece of Spanish cedar, which is what good cigar boxes are made of. Some cigar vendors put a small rectangle of Spanish cedar in the box to take up unused space.

Gun shops sell socks for storing rifles and handguns that are specially treated to prevent rust. I have heard stories of people who had guns in their safe completely doused with water from a fire, and the guns in the socks came out rust free. The ones that weren't....didn't. While you are there, you can get gun oil for wiping down the razors. They will prevent rust and won't gum up over time.

Goog

Originally Posted by Brando

Sounds like you suffer from the same affliction as I do CRS

CRS a symptom on Old timers disease.


Sorry for the hijack.

Check this place out. I use it often.

Rust Removal and Prevention Articles

If I was storing that long I would first depin the razor especially if the scales are celluloid & store them seperately... just in case.
Second I would spray the razor with one of those teflon sprays that dry thick like a plastic coating ~~~ less messy than grease.

hey.. could you shrink wrap it?

Watch out for celluloid scales.

If I was going to put away a special razor for my yet to even be conceived son, I wouldn't chose a razor with celluloid scales. I would go with something more up market, like buffalo horn or ivory. Both for the aesthetic value and also I think they would store better.

44Whiskas,

I prefer the use grease instead of oil for long term storage.

I use RIG, but there are many very suitable greases out there.

After application of the grease, I wrap the razor tightly in cling film, then aluminium foil, before putting in a ziplock bag. Store in dark,cool place.

If the scales are horn, I also apply neatsfoot oil to them before greasing the blade.

+1 on Toms' warning about celluloid scales !! These prefer dark, airy places !

Good luck

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ