Thread: Wipe or Rinse?

ALTERNATIVELY, you could pick up a seven day set-- you'd get 14 strokes in before having to worry about it...



-Chief

I even rinse the blade before the first stroke, so it is nice and warm. Also, rinsing gives me a better feedback on the thickness of my lather.

Originally Posted by Henrico

I even rinse the blade before the first stroke, so it is nice and warm. Also, rinsing gives me a better feedback on the thickness of my lather.

I test the same way. If the lather rinses cleanly from the blade, I feel that the the soap/cream : water ratio is working. It's too watery if I can see a lot of face through the lather and too thick if it won't let loose of the blade under running water. Then I can make adjustments or just tell myself to do it differently tomorrow.

Hot water rinsing between strokes, wipe it down between passes for when I close it and put it down to re-lather, then I wipe it on TP when I do my water only touch ups. It gives me great satisfaction to see the "whisker dust" those touch ups remove.

Great thread Obie!

Initially I used TP but then tried rinsing under hot water ( not at full stream so as to prevent splashing on pivot etc...) sans wiping and proceed to shave. I found that I run the risk of allowing water to reach pivot pin so I didn't do that for long.

The other method that I'm using currently is just the same as the former followed by wiping on a towel ( stropping motion ). Further the towel is on the counter and should I be negligent enough to hit the counter I'd be hitting thick layer of cloth instead. I'll stick to this because I never got any of my razors wet beyond the blade.

I actually do both!

I rinse most of the lather and stuff off, and then give the razor a wipe on a flannel I have by the sink.

It never even occured to me to do one or the other, I just did that right from the start and I've just gotten into the rhythm of it now.

I agree though, that you have to be very careful to keep the scales and pivot area dry when rinsing. I tilt the razor almost vertically when I rinse it so the water is deflected as little as possible by the blade.

Great thread!

Just rinse with hot water and go for the next stroke. I like it hot and wet.


We're talking about razors right?

Wipe. Why risk messing up the blade. Even if you get hair on a towel it'll wash out.

Hahaha, I love this site, only here can you get about 40 responses about how you rinse your blade while shaving, MY TURN, haha.

Fill sink with hot water, pop whiskers off face, dip/shake blade in sink, repeat.

Originally Posted by ChrisK

Fill sink with hot water, pop whiskers off face, dip/shake blade in sink, repeat.

I'm also a dipper/shaker. I fill my sink basin about halfway with hot water from the tap, then fill it the rest of the way with hot water from a teakettle. (I have my water heater set fairly low so the kids don't get scalded accidentally)

When I shave I just swirl the blade in the sink basin and go for my next stroke. When I'm done I thoroughly dry the razor before storage. I have not seen any rusting or water spots developing in the pivot of any of my razors yet. If I do, I will have to change my technique.