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    I get water all over my blades. But my tap water comes out at 150 degrees, so, I after I wipe the blade down, I run the water on it until the blade is toasty, and then give it a quick dry on the towels. The heat from the blade drives off the rest of the moisture. Of course, to be sure, I also leave them out in the open possition to dry overnight. (My 7 day rotation consists of 8 blades. One in every slot, and one out drying)
    If I dont want to leave an open blade (vising kids of some such) I simply reach for the hair dryer. Low heat, high speed, blow blow blow!

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    Is light good for preventing rust? Let's say I keep my razors in a display case with glass, will that help to prevent corosion?

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    Light shouldn't make much difference as it's not normally a photochemical reaction. To the extreme, a quick search brought up this: Photo-Corrosion of Different Metals during Long-Term Exposure to Ultraviolet Light. So you have your answer if you keep your blades under flowing water and blast them with UV

    On a more serious note, light can harm other materials like some scales over time.

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    I'm far from an expert, but I always dry my razor with my wifes hair dryer. I can see the water, if any, blow out from the pivot and the heat dries the whole blade nicely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by neverbirdie View Post
    I'm far from an expert, but I always dry my razor with my wifes hair dryer. I can see the water, if any, blow out from the pivot and the heat dries the whole blade nicely.
    I have thought of doing that, but because I don't have a rust problem, I haven't gotten
    around to it. It probably would save time on oiling it, though I would still oil it.

    I live in foggy damp salt laden San Francisco, and all I do is wipe off with
    mineral oil, including the inside of the scales, and have never had any rust,
    even on my TI's which are known to be rust prone. I think your not wiping
    the inside of the scales good enough.

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    Has been said before,is really no reason to get the scales wet at all,or the tang from the blade back for that matter unless you shave in the shower.if getting them wet is the norm for you,make some sort of a stand so that you can leave the blade open to dry out.I really do not understand why this is happining to you.

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    I must be one of the luckiest guys here. I run my blades on the water. I put them under the faucet and when I'm done I wipe them down with a towel, give them a good stropping and put them away either in the box or in a toothbrush stand on the bathroom counter, and I have never, never had a problem with rust and when my wife takes a shower, it gets steamy in their. When I do put one in for long storage. I give it a light coat of three in one oil. So far no problems.

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