Thread: Renesance Wax users...question for you..

I've treated a few blades with Ren Wax and though I may be wrong, it seems that after a hot water rinse, a treated blade gets a foggy layer on it. It hand-buffs off with a little effort.

Curious if others using Ren Wax have the same results.

I am thinking that between the wax, mineral oil and hot water baths, it's a bit of overkill...

I have used ren wax on a few blades and I don't remember experiencing this fogging. OTOH, I don't use mineral oil on them, nor do I rinse in hot water, just cold. Ren wax by itself is more than adequate to prevent rust/corrosion. IMHO.

I guess I am lucky. I put a thin coat of mineral oil on my blades if I won't be using them for a week or more. Short of that, they get dried and placed in the drawer (outside the bathroom). And no rust issues.

I wanted to try Ren Wax a time or two, but its quite pricey and seems to offer no solutions to me that cannot also be had with basic (inexpensive) wax or mineral oil. Perhaps I am missing out?

Originally Posted by unit

I guess I am lucky. I put a thin coat of mineral oil on my blades if I won't be using them for a week or more. Short of that, they get dried and placed in the drawer (outside the bathroom). And no rust issues.

I wanted to try Ren Wax a time or two, but its quite pricey and seems to offer no solutions to me that cannot also be had with basic (inexpensive) wax or mineral oil. Perhaps I am missing out?

+1 on rinsing, wiping and keeping them in a drawer outside of the bathroom. Once in awhile I might wipe with a silicone gun cloth with a product called Birchwood Casey R.I.G. that will really inhibit rust, but I don't do that all the time and so far so good.

Where I really like the ren wax is for wood scales. Robert Williams recommended it to me in a phone conversation, for wood and for metal. Anyway, an application of ren wax will protect the wooden scales from moisture, especially at the pivot. OTOH, you may be right, a less expensive wax will probably do the same. I bought a 200 ml can of the ren wax and the way it is going it will no doubt last 20 years if I make it that long.

I would like to try some, but I use Johnson paste wax and it seems to work. The local stores don't have Ren, and this stuff cost about 5 bucks for a pound tub.

I'd love to compare with Ren and see how they compare.

Originally Posted by unit

I would like to try some, but I use Johnson paste wax and it seems to work. The local stores don't have Ren, and this stuff cost about 5 bucks for a pound tub.

I'd love to compare with Ren and see how they compare.

PM your address, I can send you some Ren to try.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

PM your address, I can send you some Ren to try.

You are generous beyond words. I'll send you something cool in response

PM in bound.

Originally Posted by MikekiM

I've treated a few blades with Ren Wax and though I may be wrong, it seems that after a hot water rinse, a treated blade gets a foggy layer on it. It hand-buffs off with a little effort.

Curious if others using Ren Wax have the same results.

I am thinking that between the wax, mineral oil and hot water baths, it's a bit of overkill...

Yes, same here. I cleaned a ren-wax covered blade 2-3 weeks ago and rinsing with hot water didn't do much. I had to wipe it with a cloth for a while to get it from foggy to shiny.

Cheers.

I had treated these blades a while ago, actually prior to trying mineral oil. It was Robert Williams suggestion to me as well, when we spoke about the razor he was making for me. At the time i had fewer razors and they were in rotation more frequently, which made the oil application a bit of a pain. I have recently switched to one razor for a few days back-to-back and like others, they are stored outside the bathroom in air-conditioned (low humidity). The razor in rotation gets dried and put away naked, while all the others get a swipe of mineral oil.

I imagine the hot water is softening any wax on the blade because the foggy residue appears to be the same as what dried wax is like during the initial application.