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just a quick question...when i shave with my straight, should i rinse the blade with hot, warm or cold water? I heard using cold water will help the edge on the blade stay sharp for longer. does it even matter at all how its done. Just something ive been pondering.
I rinse with hot, because a warmer blade feels better and does a better job than a cool blade. After, I rinse warm, then cold, as I change the temp I rinse my face with.
I don't rinse at all - I just wipe it off on a towel, that way there's no risk of getting water into the pivot. At the end of the shave I strop it on a piece of tissue.
would water really be that detrimental if it seeped into the pivot? i wouldnt imagine it would do any real damage. you know more than me obviously, but im here to learn so i appoligise for the torrent of questions ill be asking on this site.
The hot edge is, theoretically at least, sharper than the cool one by virtue of expansion of the metal. That's better for your face. Anyone putting the blade before their face has their priorities mixed.
And moisture allowed to sit at the pivot will :cen your razor right quick! Don't be a dummy. Dry it very well by carefully blowing through the scales from the spine side at the pivot and then letting it air dry before putting it away. Kepping it in cardboard and/or a cedar box to help absorb vestigial moisture is also a good idea.
X
thanks, you just may have saved a razor!
I run mine under really hot water after I shave. My theory is like washing pots. if you get the blade nice ad warm, the water that doesn't get wiped off will evaporate ecause of the heat. I could be wrong though. It has never hurt my blades to be rinsed in scalding water before I put them away.
My wife doesn't want me to use towels for wiping off my razor, so I just use a washcloth.
If I rinse it under the tap, I keep the blade pointing down so that no water gets near the pivot hole.
Afterwards I dry it on a towel, and leave it lying sligtly opened on the top shelf so that any moisture can evaporate.
That's why I'm here Citizen Shaver. X Man to the rescue! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tjiscooler
Hey Xman,
I'm no expert in metalurgy but it occurs to me that if hot metal expands this would more likely result in a slightly duller blade, not sharper.
If I am wrong, please, show me the error of my ways!
Mark Avery
Mark, that does seem to make sense to me as well. I think when the heat makes the edge expand it would become duller. although at such a small level I dont think it will have such a huge impact to make or break your shave.
I don't think so either!Quote:
Originally Posted by tjiscooler
I have alternated between wiping and rinsing in hot water and I have come to the conclusion that I prefer rinsing in hot water!
Because the actual cutting edge is the thinnest part of the blade it reacts more to the heat, the closer to the cutting point you get. This has the effect of stretching the point out making it a teensy bit sharper. In theory I say. That's not my theory either. I'm just relating what the experts have told me. I have no reason to doubt them. They've been right on pretty much everything else so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by JMS
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What experts?Quote:
Originally Posted by xman
I would like to read more about it!
Ok, Don't know why this happened but I immersed two razors in very hot water for a few minutes and it desatroyed the edges, which came out with rust spots and corroded edges.
Any ideas?
Nick
HUH??:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by nickyspaghetti
Just plain hot water? Never seen such a thing!
I clean mine using facial tissues, they get between the scales really easy and are very absorbant. I also have the razors sitting on a dedicated shelf with silica gel bags underneath them to absorb any stray moisture.
Si
yup, just very hot water, no additions at all. I was very puzzled, and irritated that my time honing had been wasted. I won't use it to clean razors any more, and I use cold water to rinse my blade.
Maybe I am paranoid and it was just a set of unusual circumstances?
Nick
I use hot water all the time. Never had any trouble at all.
But of course I never let them soak in hot water before. I just dipped them and shook them off and then dried them.
Are they new? Have you been using them for some time now or did you pick them up used just recently?
They were used razors that I honed up and then thought I had best sterilise to the best of my ability before I shaved with them. They were only in there for a few minutes and then they were ruined. I think next time I will look for a different sterilising method.Nick
Hey guys, see some of you talking about wiping with a towel instead of holding it under the facet, well I started wiping with a sponge instead. Got a couple of kids running around here so I claimed (not stole, mind you) one of their little bath sponges. Yes it's yellow and shaped like Spongebob, but what the hell...it works great! It's about 5 x 5 inches and makes wiping off the blade a snap. The best part is that you just rinse it with some water when done and squeeze it out and your good to go for the next time. :tu
-Pary
Pary,
Shame on you! Give your kids back their sponge and wipe off your lather like a man...on your thumb!
Cheers,
Ed
Or roundhouse kick it off the razor like Chuck Norris does.
During the shave, i wipe the blade with a thumb, after the shave a good rinse in very hot water dry it on a towel and then in my sinfullness... leave it partially open and stick it tail first into a hole on the toothbrush holder. until the next shave when i put it away and bring in the next razor.
every now and then mineral oil to the pivot-- seems to be working fine.