Thread: Do You Rinse or Wipe or ....?

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Having just taken possession of a custom blade with holes in it, I got to thinking about the best, or at least perhaps most efficient or least time-consuming, way to keep the rust at bay.
James.

Hi James,
I haven't been very active in the last year+, mostly because I was a bigger jerk than I wanted to be, but I have some useful advice I can pass on to you.

I've been following Utopian's advice that he gives here, about using an oil/isopropyl alcohol mixture to prevent rust. After 18 months, I have not had one spot of rust. He describes elsewhere the .5% mix to be 200 drops of isopropyl alcohol to one drop of mineral oil (relying on memory there). That's two teaspoons of alcohol to one drop of mineral oil. I use an empty olive jar for dipping.

Scroll down a couple of posts to read the procedure Utopian follows. It works, just like he says.
Morty

I said wipe. I don't use a towel though. I use a damp sponge at the side of the sink, and wipe in a stropping motion as my razor fills up with lather. At the end of each pass I just rinse the sponge and start over. No unnecessary laundry!

I suppose I do rinse once at the end of the shave in order to get any remaining lather/hair particles off of the razor, but I only rinse the blade and then dry neurotically

Final step is storing in one of those silicon razor socks you can get at the superior shave. Haven't had a single problem yet!

I rinse, I find it the simplest thing to do.

Voted other. I rinse but after I'm done with the shave, and rinsing me and the brush/lather bowl, I wipe the blade with a Kleenex tissue and 20 round trips on a leather strop.

Rinse, but I follow the same method as JimmyHAD. I've been thinking that using a wet sponge in the bottom of the basin might be the go though...Saw that in one of the many youtube flicks getting around.


Mick

Originally Posted by tlittle

I said wipe. I don't use a towel though. I use a damp sponge at the side of the sink, and wipe in a stropping motion as my razor fills up with lather. At the end of each pass I just rinse the sponge and start over. No unnecessary laundry!

yup, that's the way for me too.

I rinse clean and wipe dry. So I voted other.

I used to rinse but now wipe. Those razors that rust at just the sight of water changed my mind.

I reckon you might need compressed air for that new 'un James

Originally Posted by tlittle

I said wipe. I don't use a towel though. I use a damp sponge at the side of the sink, and wipe in a stropping motion as my razor fills up with lather. At the end of each pass I just rinse the sponge and start over. No unnecessary laundry!

I suppose I do rinse once at the end of the shave in order to get any remaining lather/hair particles off of the razor, but I only rinse the blade and then dry neurotically

That's the way I do it too, I found some circular sponges used for polishing that's perfect for the task.

I just fold a moistened facecloth and place it at the side of the sink. One of the videos I watched showed the guy shaving and wiping on a sponge which was in the sink, but I like using the facecloth because once it's soiled, I just throw it into the wash. And it's much quieter than running water. Between passes, I rinse the cloth and refold. Seems, to me, like the safest way to clean my blade.

Ed