Wouldn't pouring boiling water over the blade warp the edge?
Wouldn't pouring boiling water over the blade warp the edge?
a soak would insure total penetration of the lubricant.
Jimmy
Sorry, but I can't agree with that. High carbon steel razors are very prone to rusting and then corrosion. I live in the desert where the humidity is around ten percent or less in the summer and if I take a straight and leave it out for a month or so untreated it will form a thin coating of rust on it. Unless a straight is being used almost everyday it need some kind of protection. For short term storage just about anything will do but for long term storage you need something thick and that won't evaporate or deteriorate. I like No Rust by A.G Russell its silicon based and once applied will protect forever.I have seen razors that have been stored for fifty years with no oil at all - as long as they are kept DRY they should not rust at all - steel needs water to start the oxidisation process back to iron ore (which is all that rust is, really) so keep it dry and it will not rust.
Sorry, but I can't agree with that. High carbon steel razors are very prone to rusting and then corrosion. I live in the desert where the humidity is around ten percent or less in the summer and if I take a straight and leave it out for a month or so untreated it will form a thin coating of rust on it. Unless a straight is being used almost everyday it need some kind of protection. For short term storage just about anything will do but for long term storage you need something thick and that won't evaporate or deteriorate. I like No Rust by A.G Russell its silicon based and once applied will protect forever.