Thread: Handles in Water

I personally try to keep my scales dry when I shave with my straight. I only rinse the blade off in between passes. I make sure that my hands are dry as well. I always use Barbicide wipes and the blade and scales, when I'm finished shaving. I have black horn scales on my Dovo Bergischer Lowe, and have never had a problem, with staining or discoloration. Whan it comes to the scales though I wipe the barbicide solution off before it air drys. My razor remain clean and shinny, and disinfected as well. This is just the way I do things.

I have predominately wood scales and they have water splashed on them when I shave. I always blow them out when I am done and wipe Ballistol on the blade. Has worked wonders for me and all my razors are really staying shiny and oxidation free. Every 6 months or so I wipe a tung/poly oil on the scales and they have stayed remarkably nice.


Take Care,
Richard

While I'm not worried about getting the scales wet, they stay perfectly dry through the whole process.

They stay dry throughout but I run the whole razor under the tap and then towel dry when I'm finished. Never had a problem.

I keep the handle dry as much as possible by rinsing the blade carefully with the pivot and scales sort of behind my hand, if that makes sense. If I think I got them wet, I stop and dry them. I set the razor down well away from the splash zone when I rinse between passes, and I dry my hands well before picking it up again.

Part of the reason I'm careful about it is that I look at all aspects of the blade care I practice now as training for when I get an expensive razor. None of the shavers I've acquired over the last 18 months set me back more than $20, but I figure if I can keep them from rusting or spotting, I'll be able to do the same with their more costly cousins one day.