Thread: Razor Presevation

I'm wondering what you guys do for Razor preservation? I've always used Camelia oil for long term storage, That is, Razors not out in current rotation, so some can sit for up to a year at a time, maybe more. I have over 100 razors, I think, who's counting. Recently, I decided to take out my Ducks, The Goldedges were fine, 3 of my Wonderedges had some rust on them, nothing I couldn't take care of, but it still ****ed me off. The rust also attacked my Puma's, especially my Puma Gold with the beautiful etching on the blade. I managed to save it as well, and most of the etching, I lost some of the gold....The thing is, these blades were coated in Camelia oil.

Now, Did I use too much oil? I've since gone to applying the oil to a paper towel, rubbing the blade, and then wiping it with toilet paper. It seems to leave enough on the blade, without it being heavialy coated. The razors I took out of storage, looked like the oil had accumulated in some spots, and built up to a gunky mess. Not good. I also decided to use a silicone treated gun cloth. You can actually see what it leaves on the blade.

I talked to a friend of mine, Robert, aka Bladerunner001 and he recommended something called
"Renaissance Wax", so I have that on order. I'm also going to try something made by Boeing for long term storage of Aircraft called, "Boeshield T9" it's a wax and a solvent

Anyway, It's not that I can't clean up these blades, it's that everytime I do, I risk losing some detail, like the Puma Gold....So...Sorry, long winded...My home, in Florida is climate controlled yerar round. I thought of buying a De Humidifier too...Has anyone else had this problem. What do you guys do?

P.S. I did consider the fact that the rust is in the blades, and something I'll have to deal with from time to time. They are old, vintage razors....restored, but old....


Joe, Ben, Mods, Feel free to move this post to another section. Razors seemed logical....