What oils can i use when storing a straight away?
what weight of oil 5w-30, 10w-40, ????Mineral oil tends to bead on shiny steel. I prefer regular motor oil. It's free. Only takes a drop or two, and there is that much remaining in the jug after I pour it in the engine. Ballistol is popular. Any gun or reel oil will work. Sewing machine oil, baby oil, camelia oil, all have been used and recommended but I use motor oil. It is specially formulated to leave a film on steel.
For long term storage, petroleum jelly.
Vegetable based oils will eventually oxidize and make a gummy deposit. Possibly camelia oil is an exception, I don't know.
TBH I don't oil my razors as much as I should. IOW I practically never do. Once in a long while it causes me regret but usually living in an air conditioned house precludes rusting unless you store them in the bathroom, which is a terrible environment for a razor.
I never oiled any blades, and I never had any issues.None. If they are dry and humidity is controlled/low there is no need for any oil IME. If you need to use oil, I recommend sewing machine mineral oil.
In all seriousness, I second camellia. If it’s good enough for high end Japanese chefs knive, it’s probably good enough for our razors. Plus you’re using a natural product you don’t have to worry about getting on your skin.I use Camellia oil when I have to use any.
Gun oil will deteriorate some scales, cotton ball and very* thin coat of Vaseline petroleum jelly is what the old codgers used. I read that here on BnB in a 2011 post about 2 weeks ago when doing research.
Whatever you use in your car or truck. The leavings in the jug from a top-off or an oil change are enough to last a long time. Why buy more when you only need a drop at a time? Synthetic might be marginally better, and heavier weight would probably leave a better film for longer. But honestly that is splitting hairs. Just use what you already buy for your vee hickle.what weight of oil 5w-30, 10w-40, ????
synthetic or petroleum???
camo
Getting it on your skin? I take it you never work on your car.In all seriousness, I second camellia. If it’s good enough for high end Japanese chefs knive, it’s probably good enough for our razors. Plus you’re using a natural product you don’t have to worry about getting on your skin.
Besides reading it here on BnB if i recall this restoration guy claims the same on using gun oilGot a source for that? Considering I've never heard of anyone having problems with the stuff on the plastic bits of their glock or wood handles of a 1911, I wonder what kind of scales would deteriorate with a thin film of gun oil on them but wouldn't deteriorate from motor or camellia oil?
Getting it on your skin? I take it you never work on your car.
Yeah i 'am a newbie myself to the SR only going on about 40+ days here. I spend way to many hrs on BnB and youtube doing research lol. There is so much good information to absorb on here but i'am enjoying every minute .Watched the video but didn't hear anything about oil types or scales. Personally I don't oil my blades since the AC keeps my place pretty dry anyway; even bugs die of dehydration and I find their corpses in corners when I clean
Not to derail this thread, but I found it interesting he prefers a 7/8 near wedge. Going by old B&B threads, it seems most people gravitate to full hollows over time, though some stick with 5/8 while others got for 8/8+. Always funny where people's SR adventures take them