We all know, 90% of B&B members will tell you, " hot, soapy water, followed by a Scrubbing Bubbles soak and start scrubbing."
And while that might work for some razors, I can tell you that it has never worked for me as well as my method does.
What you need:
Dirty razors
Baking Soda
A pan
A bowl to withstand great temperatures
Old Toothbrush
That's it. That's all you need for this method.
What you do:
Start boiling some water in your pan.
While that's heating up, put the razor or razors that are filthy into your bowl. Again, make sure this bowl can withstand boiling water.
Take your Baking Soda and sprinkle some over your razors in the bowl. Open up your silo doors (if TTO) or take apart the 3-piece razor so that the baking soda can reach every part of your razor.
Oh. Looks like your water is boiling!
Carefully pour that boiling water into your bowl. Watch out, if you put a decent amount of baking soda into the bowl, and there is a lot of water/the bowl is small, the water will fizz up. Only for a minute though. So just in case your bowl is small, or whatever, put it in the sink when you pour the water in.
Now... let it sit. Be still and wait. Let the baking soda bath do it's job and get all of that gunk off your soon-to-be beautiful razor. This process takes anywhere from 15-20 minutes. When your water starts cooling down enough, then you can pour it out.
After you pour the water out, you will notice that your razor(s) look... amazing. That baking soda did it's job.(Warning: Those metal razors you just cleaned... yeah, those METAL ones you had sitting in boiling water. They are going to be hot. Don't handle them until fully cooled please. You need those fingers for making lather and shaving) You may need to take that old toothbrush you gathered and give it a light scrubbing to get some residual grime off the razor.
That's it! You can still put some Scrubbing Bubbles on them, but I find that this method covers all of your bases when "restoring" a vintage razor: Cleaning it well (boiling water), disinfecting it (combination of boiling water and baking soda), and restoring a lot of the shine (baking soda).
For reference, here is the 1961 Fatboy in these pictures before using this method:
And here it is after, with minimal toothbrush scrubbing:
I hope this helps you guys out. And maybe gives you an easier way and a little bit more natural way to do this without using household cleaners. Don't forget though, Flitz(Green of course) is your friend! After your razors have been thoroughly cleaned and dried, buff those bad boys out to give them a sweet shine.
Of course, this isn't an "end-all-be-all" solution, just what solution works best for me. Depending on the razor, you might have to grab some toothpicks after soaking in the baking soda to get some nooks and crannies cleaned (namely Flare Tip Super Speeds).
All the best cleaning,
Cody
And while that might work for some razors, I can tell you that it has never worked for me as well as my method does.
What you need:
Dirty razors
Baking Soda
A pan
A bowl to withstand great temperatures
Old Toothbrush
That's it. That's all you need for this method.
What you do:
Start boiling some water in your pan.
While that's heating up, put the razor or razors that are filthy into your bowl. Again, make sure this bowl can withstand boiling water.
Take your Baking Soda and sprinkle some over your razors in the bowl. Open up your silo doors (if TTO) or take apart the 3-piece razor so that the baking soda can reach every part of your razor.
Oh. Looks like your water is boiling!
Carefully pour that boiling water into your bowl. Watch out, if you put a decent amount of baking soda into the bowl, and there is a lot of water/the bowl is small, the water will fizz up. Only for a minute though. So just in case your bowl is small, or whatever, put it in the sink when you pour the water in.
Now... let it sit. Be still and wait. Let the baking soda bath do it's job and get all of that gunk off your soon-to-be beautiful razor. This process takes anywhere from 15-20 minutes. When your water starts cooling down enough, then you can pour it out.
After you pour the water out, you will notice that your razor(s) look... amazing. That baking soda did it's job.(Warning: Those metal razors you just cleaned... yeah, those METAL ones you had sitting in boiling water. They are going to be hot. Don't handle them until fully cooled please. You need those fingers for making lather and shaving) You may need to take that old toothbrush you gathered and give it a light scrubbing to get some residual grime off the razor.
That's it! You can still put some Scrubbing Bubbles on them, but I find that this method covers all of your bases when "restoring" a vintage razor: Cleaning it well (boiling water), disinfecting it (combination of boiling water and baking soda), and restoring a lot of the shine (baking soda).
For reference, here is the 1961 Fatboy in these pictures before using this method:
And here it is after, with minimal toothbrush scrubbing:
I hope this helps you guys out. And maybe gives you an easier way and a little bit more natural way to do this without using household cleaners. Don't forget though, Flitz(Green of course) is your friend! After your razors have been thoroughly cleaned and dried, buff those bad boys out to give them a sweet shine.
Of course, this isn't an "end-all-be-all" solution, just what solution works best for me. Depending on the razor, you might have to grab some toothpicks after soaking in the baking soda to get some nooks and crannies cleaned (namely Flare Tip Super Speeds).
All the best cleaning,
Cody
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