Razor care

[darksiege]

I did a search and did not see this topic, but I may well have missed it..

How do you properly care for a DE razor? I am finding that even after trying to clean the razor (after removing the blade) I am not getting the razor completely clean again. It will still have a bit of residue on it.

 

[Austin]

Soap scum is way of life for razors. I clean mine with a toothbrush and liquid soap once a month. Some gents do it more often.

 

[_JP_]

If it is a 3 piece razor, then you can simply buff it off with a face towel that is on it's way to the wash. On other razors I like to use an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner.

 

[Luc]

I usually clean it when I'm finished. I can get rid of everything with warm water. I use a 3 pieces. I would polish it if it looks dirty but usually I get the Brasso out once every 6 months.

 

[reub2000]

I clean mine with scrubbing bubbles. Do note that soap scum is simply an aesthetic nuisance.

 

[Light Beard]

Yikes, I don't know if it helps but I think I know where your coming from darksiege. I tend to look around and the worse offender seems to be the soap scum film that dries on the bottom of the head. When I clean the razor with scrubbing bubbles and all, afterwards I throw on a 'light' coat of turtle wax. Surpisingly, the turtle wax seems helps with the build up of film, and keeps the doors duanting But I have OCD too, and take a towel or a piece of toliet paper after I rinse the razor off when I'm done and dab the water droplets off

I hope this helps

-LB!

 

[darksiege]

Thanks for the advice everyone. Yeah.. it is the soap scum that really gets me. I like the idea of being able to show the razor to people and have it look shiny and pretty. I will need to test the scrubbing bubbles and Brasso.

 

[thirdeye]

I clean mine with scrubbing bubbles. Do note that soap scum is simply an aesthetic nuisance.

That's the trick, a quick squirt and rinse...good to go!!!

 

[Yushiro]

Having managed to locate Simple Green (in Malaysia? cheap even!) I now just squirt it on, give it a good scrub with an old toothbrush and shine it up with Autosol. Once a month is good enough.

 

[taprater]

But I have OCD

No no no It's CDO same thing but the letters are in order the way they should be.

 

[SRock]

Soap scum is way of life for razors. I clean mine with a toothbrush and liquid soap once a month. Some gents do it more often.

This is pretty much how I do it as well. I wipe off the heads of my 3 piece razor every couple of days as others have mentioned.