Thread: I feel stupid asking, but I have to...

Originally Posted by Theseus

I have a jar of cotton balls impregnated with baby oil. Take a cotton ball out and run it across the blade in a stropping type motion.

I know I shouldn't ask, But just how DO you 'impregnate' your cotton balls???

I use a chux with some oil on it, and wipe it on the blade much like you would double over a tissue to wipe both sides of a lense on a pair of sunglasses or whatever. Always be careful of the edge of course.

This is also how I dry my razors using a towel or, when I am lazy, the front of my tee shirt. Many of my tee shirts have tiny little cuts in the front of them where the edge has just grazed the material as I wipe.

James.

I don't oil blades often, but when I do I use my index finger and thumb and wipe the blades down the hollow and outward off the edge. All motion away from the edge of a blade is safe. I can do both sides of the blade with one simple swipe.

Originally Posted by Theseus

I have a jar of cotton balls impregnated with baby oil. Take a cotton ball out and run it across the blade in a stropping type motion.

yuck you shouldn't being sharing things like this just saying.

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

I know I shouldn't ask, But just how DO you 'impregnate' your cotton balls???

So many ways to respond, but most would be in bad taste or get me banned. I'll just say, "Very carefully."

I'm just glad you didn't ask how baby oil is made.

I was ordering a couple of honing stone holders from these folks and ran across this: Camellia Oil Applicator

Works pretty good for me.

Originally Posted by Theseus

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I'm just glad you didn't ask how baby oil is made.

When a mommy and a daddy love each other very much, they get married. After they get married, they do something called consume. Consuming is where a mommy and a daddy and a company love each other very much. The company waves its marketing tool around, and mommy and daddy open their wallets so the company can insert its retail arm. Baby oil is what certain companies use to help slide their arm into the wallets a bit deeper. For a more detailed discussion, read the Wikipedia entry on "The Wiggles".

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

I use a chux with some oil on it, and wipe it on the blade much like you would double over a tissue to wipe both sides of a lense on a pair of sunglasses or whatever. Always be careful of the edge of course.

This is also how I dry my razors using a towel or, when I am lazy, the front of my tee shirt. Many of my tee shirts have tiny little cuts in the front of them where the edge has just grazed the material as I wipe.

James.

Now I think you might be being too modest Mr Incredible Hulk...



Mick

Use Vaseline (white petrolatum.) Just dip into container, swipe along top of spine, three swipes downward to coat blade. Repeat on the other side. 5 seconds. Done!

i thought the applicator tip was specifically to get thick oil into the pivot area ? i just put one drip of camellia oil straight from the bottle onto one side of the razor then wipe it (carefully) around with my finger. The one drop tends to cover the whole blade enough for what i need it to do. Occasionally i put a drip in the pivot area too, but i dont get that area wet often.