Efficiency of Silicone-Treated Cotton Razor Sleeve
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I use them will all my razors. Never had a problem.
I have one. You still need to take care of your razors tho. Getting lather into the pivot and not fully drying will lead to rust no matter what you store it in.
Same here.
I got five of these sleeves and am using only two with my couple of TIs purchased last year. Both straights are in perfect shape and will use the other three when getting other straights.
I use them on all of my straights and have never had a problem. Can't recommend the sleeves enough.
I've been using them for about 3 months without any problems. I am careful to dry my straights after use, including between the scales before putting the straight away. Happy with them.
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Correct. I forgot to write that I wasn't looking to purchase these with the goal of avoiding all care.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
I will be purchasing some of these for sure.
You can also wipe them down with tufglide for even more protection. There is a bit of smell that dissipates after a while.
+1
Wid is the one who turned me on to the tufglide. Thx Rick
+1!
Is this the Tuf-Glide product you are talking about -- http://www.amazon.com/Sentry-Solutions-91060-TUF-GLIDE-Applicator/dp/B000Q82HSY/
Thanks!
Thanks!
My straights are in 'em too. No rust.
I have over 25 of them and I've never had a razor rust up in them....They work fantastic IMO, but as others said you'll definitely want to make sure that you dry your razor properly after use..
They are probably effective but wholly unnecessary. Use your razors periodically, dry them well when you are done and that's all they really need.
Depends on your climate -- if you have sufficient humidity unprotected steel is going to rust. While I wouldn't swear to the science of it, coastal areas can be even worse because of the salt. Here in San Francisco, be it razors, knives, or machinists' tools, at least a thin coat of oil or other protection is required. I've got some pretty ugly chrome-plated tools that the plating has completely bubbled away from with rust in just a couple years.
You should really be trying to keep moisture away from the pin, pivot and scales to begin with. Those parts of the razor aren't coming into contact with soap or whiskers, so there's really no need to have them wet. Once I started pointing the blade so that water hit at the heel and ran down toward the tip, all rust related issues on my blades magically disappeared.
I do use the sleeve on my daily shaver and oil my blades I'm not using as extra protection.
I do use the sleeve on my daily shaver and oil my blades I'm not using as extra protection.
My logic says they should not work, at least no better than keeping them in a regular sock. If the blade is rusting due to high RH in the air, I can't work out how keeping them in a non air tight sleeve will keep the blade edge, which is not contacting the silicone at all, from rusting. The only way to stop the carbon steel from oxidising is to seal it from the air, either by keeping it in an air tight container, or by applying a coating of something that will not react and cause the blade to change (oil, wax, etc.)
Has anyone actually done a test on these sleeves, using a control razor which doesn't have one, stored in the same place, to see if they really make a difference?
Has anyone actually done a test on these sleeves, using a control razor which doesn't have one, stored in the same place, to see if they really make a difference?
I would like to see this. This would be most interesting as I am on the fence about purchasing one also. I just use an old tea box with some silica packets.
I guess for this experiment,it would need to be someone who lives next to water. Who wants to donate their GD's for this test
I have one but postage will cost more than the GDl.
