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10-08-2011, 09:22 PM #1Senior Member
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Best method to applying oil to the razor
I've realized very quickly that a light coating of oil on the blade is vital to keep things from getting rusty. Just wondering what the SOP is to apply it evenly across the blade. I've been dripping a few drops on the blade and then smearing it across with a light terry cloth towel but the towel soaks up a lot.
I'm sure the answer is obvious but I'm not guessing it.
ideas please?
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10-08-2011, 09:23 PM #2..mama I know we broke the rules...
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you can also use your finger, gently from spine to edge.
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10-08-2011, 09:25 PM #3I used Nakayamas for my house
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with a finger, just be careful not to cut yourself.
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10-08-2011, 09:25 PM #4what Dad calls me
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I use a pice of old t shirt dipped in oil, I keep this tiny rag in an old pill bottle.
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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10-08-2011, 09:27 PM #5Customized
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I normally don't use any oil, the climate here allows for this.
However, when I do apply oil, I drop a couple drops on it and smear it out with a finger.
To remove before next shave, I use a paper tissue.RogueRazor likes this.Bjoernar
Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....
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10-08-2011, 10:16 PM #6Junior Member
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with a tsubo:
Applicator for Camellia Oil - Abura Tsubo (scroll down the page for instructions).
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10-08-2011, 10:22 PM #7Senior Member
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ok thanks I was just worried that the oils on the finger would not be beneficial
Originally Posted by Maxi
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10-08-2011, 10:22 PM #8Senior Member
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nice, I like that. Originally Posted by Unicorn
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10-08-2011, 10:37 PM #9Senior Member
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I have a covered glass container filled with cotton balls and mineral oil. After a shave I just take a cotton ball out and wipe the blade down. I keep reusing the same cotton ball until it starts getting dirty.
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10-08-2011, 11:04 PM #10Senior Member
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see http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...invention.html :
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Originally Posted by mranderson
I wanted a clean, easy way to apply mineral oil to my razors without wasting paper towels/tissues or getting oil on my fingers. So I bough an antique ink well for a few bucks, filled it with oil and stuck a piece of a soft and fluffy cotton sock in it as a wick. Now all i have to do is wipe my blade on it after shaving and i don't have to worry about rust or accidental splashes from the sink as I like to keep this little display on my bathroom counter. Maybe people already do this, i don't know, but i thought i'd share just in case.
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