Thread: Wiping lather off ?

As the other fellas have stated, whatever you choose will work. Here's one more method: I wring out the washrag I just hot-toweled my face with, fold it in half to double the padding, and place it flat draping over the edge of the counter. Between each stroke, I carefully wipe the blade on the "ridgeline" of the washrag, where it falls over the edge. When I've covered the edge with soap and whiskers, I simply pull a little more of the washrag up onto the countertop, thus exposing a new ridgeline. After my shave is complete, I thoroughly rinse the blade in warm water, pinch-dry it as Terry mentioned ~ on a very old and soft towel I have reserved for this, then Sterol and put her away. I rinse the wiping washrag and toss it in the hamper. Not as ritualistic as it may seem, I tend to get wordy now and again.

Jeff

It seems Kyle is a faster typist than myself, although I DO like his methods!

Jeff

I agree with three putt,after each pass, I wipe blade on washrag...it cleans blade plus I get to see whats coming off my face...I also use wet but rung out folded washrag to help stretch skin whenever possible...it gives me a firmer grip on wet slippery skin

Ah many responses again. Nothing like having our own way of doing things is there?

I rinse under hot water and then wipe the excess on the towel in a stropping motion.

At the end of the shave I wipe the whole blade except the edge on both sides very well gripping the blade3 with the towel from around the spine. I then wipe the whloe blade including the edge with rubbing alcohol and strop.

X

I was just contemplating this very subject tonight while shaving, so I'm glad you asked the question, Gary.

I have been rinsing under hot water between each pass and then again thoroughly at the end. I then wipe the blade with tissue. I keep thinking I see what will be permanent spots, so I was trying to decide what to change. I don't think I can rinse more thoroughly than I am, and it seems like several people are doing it this way...so I guess I'll just keep it up for now.

The spots don't seem to be accumulating or getting bigger, but they weren't there at all when I got the blade.

Thoughts?

Jordan,

After your hot water rinse, wipe the blade down with rubbing alcohol. See if that makes a difference.

Randy

I wipe the lather off on an old diaper. I can see what I've taken off and not risking nicking blade on anything.

Originally Posted by senorswiss

I was just contemplating this very subject tonight while shaving, so I'm glad you asked the question, Gary.

I have been rinsing under hot water between each pass and then again thoroughly at the end. I then wipe the blade with tissue. I keep thinking I see what will be permanent spots, so I was trying to decide what to change. I don't think I can rinse more thoroughly than I am, and it seems like several people are doing it this way...so I guess I'll just keep it up for now.

The spots don't seem to be accumulating or getting bigger, but they weren't there at all when I got the blade.

Thoughts?

I saw another discussion on this and if you're seeing black spots appearing on your blade, chances are you're storing your razor with your styptic pen\block. You need to stop doing this as that's what's causing the spots. If at all possible, seperate the two or put the alum in a ziploc bag. I hope this helps your situation.

I do own a styptic pencil, but I don't store it anywhere near my razor...not even in the same room. I guess it's possible that I could have gotten some of the residue on the blade somehow, but I try not to use the pencil until I'm done shaving. I'll be extra careful to make sure of this now.

Thanks