Thread: Handles in Water

I dunk the entire razor in the sink and swish it around like its a nasty mother-in-law. I rarely use a carbon blade though.

I've never really thought about it but I guess it doesn't get very wet. I have mostly scales of man-made material except for one that's bone.

I treat all my natural scales with carnauba wax periodically to prevent water absorption. It also shines them up and smells good. The little water that gets on the scales during shaving I immediately dry with a towel and microfiber cloth, then air dry open for a few hours before storage. I have never experienced new warping of natural scales, or rusting. On the other hand, I live in Arizona!

I nicked my Friodur 451 (very small but the strop dont lie) on the faucet one time and I just use a towl now.
But every now and then I will warm the razor under HOT water but thats only when I dont prep. I put mineral oil or air tool oil on the pin/closing spots but just keep the handles dry.
I usaly strop a few laps after to clean off the edge so I try to keep it dry the whole time.

....maybe Rain-X I use it on my duck call(i hunt real ducks..haha) reeds to keep them from sticking but im not sure how long it may last on a straight handle or with diff materials.

On my wood handled razors I coated them very well when I built them so I would not have to worry about the water. If you take the proper steps in coating them you don't have to worry to much about the water, but never the less I make sure every part of my razors are dry when I store them.

I also have a brush that I made out of cocobolo and it gets real wet and I just dry the handle when I am done.

My razors get wet.
My concern is getting shaving creme on the scales when switching hands which must be rinsed off for safety reasons. After shaving the blade and scales go under very hot water to clean and then dry with a towel. My rotation stays out on the counter. No corrosion issues yet.

I only wet and rinse the blade. I'm not worried if my scales do get wet.
I like to have a dry grip when I shave.
I couldn't imagine shooting my gun with a wet handle either unless I had no other choice.
After my shave I spray scrubbing bubbles all over the blade + in and around the pivot side. Let it sit for a minute, rinse it off with cold water, dry it off and put it aside in half open position until it's completely dry. I don't differentiate between an acrylic, wooden or any other scale material. They all get the same treatment.

heh, Well it is called wet shaving. For the record I try to keep the scales and the pivot pin and yes even the grip as dry as possible. If things are getting too juicy during the shave then I'll take a few seconds to wipe up and proceed a little drier.

X

Neither my scales or blades ever come in contact with water at all. The only moisture my blade comes in contact with is the shaving lather on my face. No rust problem needed anymore.
Ernest

Tend to keep the scales dry, not that I would freak out about a few drops. It's a product of technique really - I don't submerge the scales at any point so they stay fairly dry.