Printable View
I remember I've always been told not to use a knife to cut hot things or put it into hot water as it dulls the edge (for the metal expands due to raised temperature). Does it apply to straigt razor as well ? When i watched some shaving videos it was said to rinse the blade in warm water. Can this dull the blade ?
When my father taught me how to shave many years ago (with multiblade razor) he told me to rinse the blade in cold water only. I'm confused somewhat now...
River canyons were cut by cold water so that agent could be a problem too. However, that action has been working over geologic time and most of the cutting is being done by what the water is carrying. Water out of the faucet is pretty mild stuff and would, either hot or cold, and then only perhaps, affect your blade in a million years or so.
My opinion is rinse away. I do it every day and so far none of my razors are the worse for it.
good luck, good shaving,
I've always used hot tap water to rinse my razors - DEs, carts, disposables, and now str8s. I've never had a problem and I started shaving in 1968.
Dave
Hot for me as well but my tap water is not hotter then i can comfortably wash my face. FWIW, one of the barber manuals (honing and stropping) in the SRP help files says to wet the blade with hot water before making your first pass. I have been doing this. Can't say it is better but it ain't worse.
Heat can affect the temper of the blade, but it has to be higher than your water heater is capapble of. Most water heaters are set to around 120 degrees F or so, and won't do a thing to your knives or razors.
What if the temperature outside got to be 120 degrees, as it can sometimes get in the desert? Would we all have to throw our useless knives and razors away? No.
Rinse with the hottest water you've got. It's no big deal.
As an engineer I have to say that metal isn't very malleable at the low temperatures that the water comes out of at the faucet. A quick rinse doesn't give the blade much time to heat up or deform. It should just rise the later right off. And at 150 degree, which is only 80 degrees above a standard room temperature of 70, the metal isn't going to become appreciably softer.
I have rinsed it in tap water and haven't found any change in the blade.
i have extremely hot water as i have my hot water tank maxed out it does not seem to effect the sharpness of my blade as of yet
I rinse my straights off with the hottest water I can get out of my tap.. and I set it high!
I also clean my muzzleloaders with the hottest water I can (boiling) as this will also help dry the blade/barrel better than using just warm water.
The residual heat from the water has a drying effect:)
This might sound silly bit I have to be careful of water temp. I usually shave with a wedge and after the third rinse or so the blade starts to retains a lot of heat. Twice (slow learner) touching the hot blade to my face has caused my hand to jerk. Thankfully I have no been cut.
I dont get my razors wet. I just wipe the lather off with a towel and make sure the blade stays dry.
Yikes! Hope nobody flushes while you're in the shower :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by jszabo
I have always filled the sink with hot water then folded a shave towel and dipped it in the water. I then place the folded towel over the edge of the sink so that sits across the edge and lays back into the water. This towel I use to wipe the blade. I never see the point in constantly running the tap to rinse the blade when a towel works great and doesn't waste energy.
The hot water after the shave is used to rinse my face off then flush the towl. No other water is used except if I use a hot scuttle, which I fill at the same time as the sink. I leave the filled scuttle in the hot water in the sink while I strop my razor. This heats it up just fine ready for the lather. Water from the scuttle is used after the shave to rinse the sink clean of stubble left from the towl rinsing etc. all ECO freindly :)
PuFF
I have never kept the water running for a long time when rinsing the razor, just about five seconds whenever I rinse it.
It would be great to have access to the heater, only the janitors have here and the "col"d water is lukewarm and the "hot" is not really hot at all.
man you never have to worry about rust. ill have to try that but it seems like the water would help the blade glide better:shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by nun2sharp
A barber told me that the according to the old school you should rinse with cold water as it keeps the blade stiff, but I don'y know if he did that himself..but anyway I use just warm water
The hot water might bring any oil that is in the metal out, but the lather would do that anyway. Most razors are made with tempered steel, so hot water should not have that much of an effect on it, if at all. I have to be careful rinsing the blade with hot water while shaving or I'll end up burning myself after a few rinses, so I use cold water, too. The cartridges sometimes have strips of stuff (lube/moisturizer?)that might wash away quicker with hot water.
Not something I have to worry about. The hot water is only connected to the shower. But living in the tropics this doesn't really worry me. I have also heard that if you rinse in cold water you are less likely to get razor burn, but this could just be an old wive's tail.
I honestly do everything wrong to a razor while shaving...
I use the hottest water possible, (no kids so the water heater is maxed) I dunk just about the whole razor in the sink while rinsing ( I have fixed way to many of your guys faucet dings) and I refill the sink at least once with hotter water.... I use probably the worst technique and shaving angles (I shave around a light beard) haven't you noticed that I never give advice on shaving unless there happens to be a question about facial hair and shaving???
I use the finest grind razors made, full singing hollows, and I have never noticed a problem, and if anyone should, it should be me....
and that is my 2 pennies worth :D
And for all you Eco friendly guys, we have our own well, so I am wasting my own water :)
I use as hot water as I can, like the feel of a hot razor against my skin, have liked it since my first shave with a cartridge :)
Hot water for me.