Storing w Oil??
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I coat my collectable razors with a lite coat of camilla oil. I do not coat my daily shavers with oil.
I keep a pen-type dispenser with my razor. After the shave and drying the blade and stropping on canvas, I apply 1 or 2 drops of oil to the side of my palm, then palm strop the blade to coat it. It isn't really necessary, but it sure as hell doesn't do any harm.
Don't use the marine version of the tuf cloth. The coating the marine tuf cloth version leaves on is very difficult to remove.
The standard Tuf cloth is good enough..
Yep. Standard Tuf-Cloth only!
I shave a week with each razor I have. I don´t oil it. On Sunday I spread a very little amount of Vaseline jelly over the blade,tang,tail etc.
I do not use oil on my razors, but they are all in regular use, if I was going to store one or more for an extended period I would give them a light coat of mineral oil. All of my blades are carbon steel, I doubt that oiling a stainless steel blade serves any purpose, but it will do no harm.
MetroNome,
+1 on Sentry Solutions TufGlide/TufCloth; it leaves a dry film, which you do not need to wipe off before stropping.
A really excellent product that has worked for me superbly !
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
+1 on Sentry Solutions TufGlide/TufCloth; it leaves a dry film, which you do not need to wipe off before stropping.
A really excellent product that has worked for me superbly !
Have fun !
Best regards
Russ
I tend to just use one blade for a period of time, maybe a week or two. I don't oil it between uses. The ones waiting in the wings have a oil coating, though.
I don't oil my blades and i haven't had a problem. I should mention either the air conditioner or heat is almost always in use though so humidity is low.
I use very light camellia on every razor I shave with. Oxidation is a silent killer and I might not take out a razor again for 4-6 weeks.
Is it ok to use these on razors you plan to use regularly, or just stuff you are storing away?
I put it on every razor I use. I only have four straights, so none of them get stored for any length of time. I have another member do my honing, and I re-apply the Tuf-Cloth whenever my blades come back from honing.
It acts almost like RainX on the blade. Water won't stick, and everything rinses very cleanly!
I only have a handful of straights (and use them all regularly), since I keep them far away from the bathroom or any other source of humidity I don't worry about oiling them. If I had a bunch and some had to go into long term storage though I would no doubt oil the blades.
Ballistol! I coat my straights after each use and my DE,SE,injectors if they are going to be stored for awhile.
I don't. Never saw the need as they live in a cabinet away from humidity etc
Does storing with Camellia oil interfere with the gold etching on the blade at all?
Interfere as in removes it, no. Well I sure as hell hope not.
I only keep the razors in my case in the bathroom oiled, though it is a big bathroom I don't take any chances. My cases in my room are just stored with no oil though unless I know I'm not going to use the razors.
No oils here. I shake the straight dry and wipe it dry with a towel after. I leave the blade out of the scales for a few hours and I strop. They then go back to my pouch and I will see that straight again in 26 days.
