Preventing rust...

[albsat]

Hello,

I hate that my blades get rust. I know that humidity is the number one reason for rust. My blades do get rust and it is affecting my only stainless steel razor.

I don't remove the blade from my razor and I don't want to dry it every time of remove my razor from my bathroom.

Could a brass razor be the ultimate solution, as brass doesn't have any steel in it?

 

[dotKomo]

Brass doesn't rust, but the blade still might.

To eliminate rust issues with your stainless-steel razor, there are two options:

1. At a minimum, open up the razor enough to get air in to dry the moisture. For a twist-to-open, don't clamp the door down tight - leave them loose or open. With a three piece, loosen the handle so there's play in the cap.
2. Better still, take the razor apart and allow everything to dry until the next shave (if you're a daily shaver), or at least overnight. You don't necessarily need to dry everything; you could just lay it out on a towel. Again, the idea here is to allow air to remove the moisture. As an added benefit, you can also wash away any soap scum from the blade and razor as required.

Good luck!

 

[muzichead]

Hello,

I hate that my blades get rust. I know that humidity is the number one reason for rust. My blades do get rust and it is affecting my only stainless steel razor.

I don't remove the blade from my razor and I don't want to dry it every time of remove my razor from my bathroom.

Could a brass razor be the ultimate solution, as brass doesn't have any steel in it?

The only sure fire way to make sure rust never happens is to remove the blade after every shave and wipe your razor and the blade down. It doesn't matter what type of razor you use or what material its made from, it would seem the culprit here is the humidity in the room.

I have found that if I lay the blade on a towel after I remove it from the razor I can fold the towel over with my left hand and hold the blade and with my right hand, wipe the right side of the blade off and then hold the blade down with my right hand and wipe the left side off. Then flip the blade over and repeat for that side. Your hand is protected from getting cut this way, or at least in 7+yrs I've never cut myself yet!! Maybe I should knock on wood or something right now, anyway I hope I made sense and this can help you out some...

I also use this method to remove glue spots from any blades prior to putting them in my razor as well after I've ran hot water over the blade for a moment or two.

 

[MrSpeedy]

What about putting it in a jar of rubbing alcohol? Wouldn't the alcohol displace the water?

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Could a brass razor be the ultimate solution,

Nope, the blade is steel, it will rust no matter what metal you hold it in

While stainless can rust in certain circumstances rust stains transferred to the stainless is my opinion, this also happens with brass nickel and bakelite. Lemon juice will remove it.

What about putting it in a jar of rubbing alcohol? Wouldn't the alcohol displace the water?

This was my thought before I read the reply, alcohol mixes with water, I was going to suggest shake off as much water and dip/spray/douse with alcohol/ethanol ... I use good old Glen20 or the half price no name equivalent by the gallon for dewatering everything.

 

[BobbyB]

I don't know if this helps, but I store boxes of blades in plastic container with a screw on lid. I have also added several of the moisture absorbing packs from used up medicine bottles. So far, no rust on any of my Bic Chrome Platinum blades.

 

[muzichead]

I don't know if this helps, but I store boxes of blades in plastic container with a screw on lid. I have also added several of the moisture absorbing packs from used up medicine bottles. So far, no rust on any of my Bic Chrome Platinum blades.

The OP's rust problem is from used blades, not new...

 

[NorthernSoul]

Rust is basically oxidation. To prevent it (or slow it down), you need to find a way to keep the blade clean and dry after use. For example, remove the blade, rinse it, dip in a small bottle of alcohol, then hang it up on a magnet outside the bathroom or other humid places to dry. Blades do seem to last longer this way.

If that's too much trouble, you can just clean the razor every time you change the blade.

 

[albsat]

Ok, thanks guys. One final question. If the blade get spots of rust would they affect a brass razor and damage it?

 

[NorthernSoul]

Ok, thanks guys. One final question. If the blade get spots of rust would they affect a brass razor and damage it?

You might see some rust stains but there shouldn't be any damage from that. It would just stay on the surface of the brass, and could be removed with a little cleaning.

 

[Wombat ESQ]

Ok, thanks guys. One final question. If the blade get spots of rust would they affect a brass razor and damage it?

nope, no harm no damage, as the post above, just some stain
left for 100 years it is more difficult to remove but not impossible I'll let you know in 98 years how difficult

 

[House Boy]

I take one minute to take razor apart and dry parts with towel and reassemble, maybe takes less than minute.

 

[BigJ]

Good discussion!!

All I can add is that I avoid using blades that are not stainless steel. Older, vintage blades are guaranteed to rust if not treated carefully IME.

 

[musicman1951]

I've never had rust on blades. I've uses a lot of different blades and I never open the razor after a shave to dry the blade. I'd get a different blade.

 

[House Boy]

I'm on a well water system which creates a rusty look on everything the water is used. When done using sinks I wipe them dry which prevents staining, in toilet bowl I use a product called Iron Out which gets rid of stains immediately. I haven't tried it on my razor yet only because I take my razor apart and dry after use but the product may help if you see rust on your razors. It comes in a spray or powder.

 

[Invicta]

I don't get rust on the blade because it is dried daily.; that takes just <20 seconds in between tissue. My issue is hard water and scum which seems to retain the water on the blade surface in addition to the scum buildup.
Brass or stainless steel razors get tea stains from rusting blades so the problem is the blades not the razor.

 

[DEgeezer]

I never remove a blade until I toss it, which is after an average of 7 or 8 shaves. And I've never noticed any rust on a stainless steel blade.

 

[albsat]

Hmmm... I meat tea stains instead of rust... My error.

 

[Quaznoid]

In 50 years shaving I’ve never seen rust on a blade. I don’t dry it or do anything else to it. It stays tightly clamped in my razor for 3 passes through my rotation, about 42 days.

 

[SamplingNature]

I'm one-and-done with my Derby Extras, thus no problem.