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Just did my first shave with a brand new DOVO with Carbon Steel, the experience would be a topic on the other board. I am wondering do I have to apply some sort of oil on the blade every time after shaving for the best rust prevention? How often should I oil it for reasonable maintenance ?
You can apply mineral oil, ballistol, or camelia oil for protection.
+1 on what Stefan said. Make sure your blade is dry before closing. Check between the scales for moisture. I use camelia oil on my blades only when I put the razor up for a time. High carbon content steel will oxidize a little quicker.
MIke ;)
I have a dovo with high carbon steel I also live in a very high humidity climate. I oil mine with safflower oil after every shave and no rust to speak of. I also dry thoroughly with tissue.
Treat your blades (sparingly) with Tuf-Glide for good long term protection.
thank you for all of you! Did some search on internet of what I can acquire here in Hong Kong, here's no ballistol or Tuf-Glide, there maybe some Chinese made blade oil with mystery content tough. The only option would be a brand of camelia oil from Japan called Oshima Tsubaki. This thing is marketed for hair, I think it works with blades since it contains only 100% camelia oil
I think you can just use Johnson's baby oil, I know they'll have that in HK and easily availible too, at any ParkNShop or Wellcome, even 7 eleven/OK, it's mineral oil.
Plus it smells nice and you wouldn't mind scraping it on your face. You don't have to worry about getting specialized razor oil. More importantly is to make sure the razor is fully dry after use before storing it. Just my 2 cents.
I recently watched a video on youtube of dovos straight razors being made, what they used for rust prevention was quite simple. Dip all of the blade in talk. Dunno if it works but it should prevent it from getting moist. Just a tip:)
Take care
If you are in a dry climate and properly clean and dry your razor after shaving, then you do not need to do anything more for rust prevention. I would rather use nothing than mystery oil.
Hong Kong is perhaps one of the most humid places on earth. It is not uncommon for humidity to be at 100%.
GA is the same way. 97 to 100 percent humidity is not unusual here.
Everything must be oiled here or it rusts. I use mineral oil on my str8s, but will probably start using Ballistol, because I use it on my knives and it's a little thinner than straight mineral oil. I have used baby oil since it's just perfumed mineral oil.
I was unaware that it is so humid in HK. Perhaps a sealed or low-airflow box with desiccants would be a good idea.
I am in Brazil, Rainforest area...
Always dry with hot water and a paper tissue. Strop and apply Ballistol with a Japanese Apllier. So far so good...
I have taken to using a WD spray with high oil content & using a box with silica gel packs.
Humidity is 83% in Sydney today :(
Dessicant packs and oxygen absorbers should do the trick. Volatile corrosion inhibitors would also work, but I don't know what effect they would have on the handle materials.
I was watching a program that told that oxygen absorbers are just filled with rust. I'm thinking you could make your own using reusable cotton tea bags and rust made from degreased steel wool. I haven't tried it yet, so I can't comment on it's effectiveness.
Ive been using 3 in 1 with no ill effects I just wash the blade before using,also if I don't use it for a long time ,its ready for deep storage..my two cents.....
I've used 3 in 1 oil on knives and guns and never had one rust while protected with it.
Carnauba wax would be good too. I've used it on blued guns and it was great for keeping them from rusting.