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  1. 02-23-2010, 09:41 AM #1
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    Just curious, do you guys who oil your razors feel the need to wipe them with Isopropyl Alcohol proir to stropping?
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    Nope, I just wipe them off with papertissue.
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    Depending on what oil was used on the blade, alcohol may not be the proper solvent; it may just work to help smear things around. So I agree on the dry paper/cloth wipe.
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    I use WD-40 on my blades, all I do is wipe it off on the towel, and run the edge under hot water then shave...
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    I use camellia oil. I wipe the blade with tissue run it under hot water for a few seconds and wipe a second time with a towel.

    Then the strop and the shave.


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    My dear Bruce:

    This is not your day. I, too, agree with you.

    I wipe off the camellia oil from the blade with a Kleenex tissue and then strop.

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    I use Mineral Oil and just wipe it off with toilet paper then strop away no issues at all. Just be easy when wiping near the edge of the blade.
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    Most of the time, I rub some oil off the blade with my fingers, then rub the fingers on the back of my other hand, and repeat as needed . The oil on my hands will wash off during the shave anyway. Sometimes I wash the oil off the blade with some hand soap, but I am not sure if this is necessary.
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    Generally just wiping with soft paper towel works for me pre stropping but I'm a bit more OCD about not getting oil on my hones than my strop.
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