Would one soak their entire straight -- scales & all -- in Barbicide? Or is that inviting trouble?
Barbicide
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I'd probably just soak the blade. Especially if the scales were a natural material.
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Would you simply hang it on the top rim of the jar?
Something like that. Or straighten it out and have the scales sticking above the liquid level. As long as nothing is touching the edge.
If it was my own razor I wouldn't bother, except maybe once when I first bought it.
If it was my own razor I wouldn't bother, except maybe once when I first bought it.
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I used my 40X magnifier to look at mine this morning, thus the question! 
If it is just a bit gunky (and you are not sharing it with others) giving it a dunk and a wipe with methanol will clean it, and disinfect it pretty well. It will also evaporate quickly and cleanly so you won't get rust.
I always clean the scales with Q-tip and alcohol when I get a "new" razor. I give the blade, not the scales, a nice 20-30 minute soak in the Barbicide.
i leave my scales out of the drink.
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
When I looked at my razor with teh magnifier, I found bits and pieces of -- er -- flesh and blood, where I nicked myself! I guess running hot water over it wasn't enough. I finally used a bit of tissue to remove the stuff.
At which point I was thinking of what might GROW there and do I need to KILL IT!!!
When I looked at my razor with teh magnifier, I found bits and pieces of -- er -- flesh and blood, where I nicked myself! I guess running hot water over it wasn't enough. I finally used a bit of tissue to remove the stuff.
At which point I was thinking of what might GROW there and do I need to KILL IT!!!
Before the Barbicide bath (blade only) I wipe them down with a disinfecting wipe to remove this kind of stuff
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Ooh, good idea! Lysol?
Unless these pieces of flesh are large, which i'd assume they aren't, you don't need to worry about anything "growing"...especially if you are the only one using the blade. I still like to soak my blades in barbicide once in a while and have submerged the scales, but I don't think that is something i'd recommend as some scales would not be able to take it.
This is what I use, they are the same ones that the hospital uses to "disinfect" stretchers, monitors, stethoscopes between patients.
http://www.amazon.com/PDI-Sani-Clot...VOSI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1338991113&sr=8-2
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