Thread: Vaseline/Baby Oil/WD40

The ultimate extended storage would be in container capable of holding a vacuum since it is really oxygen in the presence of humidity that is the problem. A good vacuum = 0% humidity and almost no oxygen

I use Barricade gun lube, one drop on some tissue paper and just wipe on the blade. A tiny drop of mineral oil on the pivot pin seems to protect that area. For decades long protection from floods and nuclear war you could probably dip it in Cosmoline.....lol!

Originally Posted by rodb

I use Barricade gun lube, one drop on some tissue paper and just wipe on the blade. A tiny drop of mineral oil on the pivot pin seems to protect that area. For decades long protection from floods and nuclear war you could probably dip it in Cosmoline.....lol!

Gun lube is the way to go! I use Remington gun lube... A drop on a qtip and thats it!

Originally Posted by Splashone

The ultimate extended storage would be in container capable of holding a vacuum since it is really oxygen in the presence of humidity that is the problem. A good vacuum = 0% humidity and almost no oxygen

Good thinking Plain nitrogen would also work. You could light a candle in an airtight box, add razor, close lid and hope for the best.

Disclaimer: I have not tried it and hence it works in theory.

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Originally Posted by rodb

I use Barricade gun lube, one drop on some tissue paper and just wipe on the blade. A tiny drop of mineral oil on the pivot pin seems to protect that area. For decades long protection from floods and nuclear war you could probably dip it in Cosmoline.....lol!

Another option for long term.
I bought a sheldon Lathe out of a barn In Gilroy Calif.
The man was going to war in 1941,he encased the lathe in molten black tar,he never returned when I finally got all off (hot tank) it was mint as new.

Not much of a vacuum that way, plus combustion releases moisture and the flame goes out at about 16% oxygen. Think about a vacuum pump. I have one for vacuum bagging that will pull about 22 inches of vacuum.

Another way. Small narrow jar, like from olives. Fill 3/4 of 91% rubbing alcohol plus about 2 teaspoons or less of mineral oil (maybe olive oil). After stropping carefully lower blade into the jar w/spine against side of jar. Withdraw and rub some of the oil around the pivot area and carefully and lightly wipe excess oil from razor. Sterilizes and oils at same time.

Forgot who posted the suggestion first.

I never had a gun rust after cleaning it dry and wiping with (any) gun oil, 3-in-1, etc, at least once/year. So, yeah, a razor isn't a gun but...

Before I put a razor in the "It'll be here for I don't know how long" pouch, it is totally dry, stropped and then the steel gets a wipe with a shotgun patch and Hoppes gun oil. I mean, I wouldn't want to eat off of that razor every day, but it gets hot-rinsed and wiped before the next use. WD-40, containing dry cleaning fluid (solvent), just smells too bad for me to use it; I never had the solvent damage modern plastics (it evaporates quickly) but neither have I tested it with celluloid or horn.

Originally Posted by Splashone

Not much of a vacuum that way, plus combustion releases moisture and the flame goes out at about 16% oxygen. Think about a vacuum pump. I have one for vacuum bagging that will pull about 22 inches of vacuum.

Hmm, 16%, too bad. I didn't mean for it to create vacuum, but a N2/CO2 mixture. Filling a box with nitrogen seems easier to me than maintaining a vacuum.

I love these Razor protection posts,Never thought things could get so Complex