Thread: Water Spots

Originally Posted by rolodave

Do not oil until the blade has air dried for several hours. The OIL can trap moisture.
Patina or pristine is the users choice. Do what keeps you happy.

Absolutely what Dave said! Don't oil while there is even the possibility of moisture still on the blade...it keep the water from evaporating completely.

Stropping on anything flat and cloth-like (even folded newspaper, which you'll see discussed elsewhere) dries the bevel. Then I put my razor somewhere open to dry room air -- not in the bathroom -- (mine goes on top of my bedroom TV cable box, and when it's been there for a day, I either shave with it again, or put it away, oiled if I'm not going to use it for more than a month. Otherwise, it goes into a silicon treated razor sock or a dry storage box or drawer with desiccant in it. I have significantly more than one, but not as "significantly more" than some of the folks here.

In the end, it's a tool. Breathe deeply and sweat it not, as the philosophers would say.