http://www.dayattherange.com/?page_id=3667
More reading can found by Google,
Gun oil rust test or similiar
More reading can found by Google,
Gun oil rust test or similiar
Which type of oil do you use to protect your straight razors?
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Wow that is awesome... Read through the whole thing... I'm now glad I happened upon froglube... I have it on all my guns currently and now will continue to run it on them and consider it for my straights too... I have the wax as well so maybe I've found a winner and didn't know it... A plus is that it's non toxic too!
+1 I use some of them! Breakfree CLP... =)
The only thing I use, and only on the pivot pin area, is a drop or two of Tuf-Glide.
I store all my razors in silicone, moisture absorbing, "razor socks", they are akin to gun sleeves, and they not only protect against rust, they also protect the razor physically.
I store all my razors in silicone, moisture absorbing, "razor socks", they are akin to gun sleeves, and they not only protect against rust, they also protect the razor physically.
Don't know that I would want the gun oils on something I could possibly cut myself with.
I understand that it is cleaned before use but what if you don't clean it all of? How would that feel in a cut?
I have never used anything on my blades and store them in the extra room in the house. When I rescale a razor though I treat the pivot under the scales with froglube paste. Been using it on my 1095 custom folders for years and it works amazing. If I lived in a very humid environment I'd probably be using it on all my razors. It's NSF certified too. Smells like muscle rub though.
I understand that it is cleaned before use but what if you don't clean it all of? How would that feel in a cut?
I have never used anything on my blades and store them in the extra room in the house. When I rescale a razor though I treat the pivot under the scales with froglube paste. Been using it on my 1095 custom folders for years and it works amazing. If I lived in a very humid environment I'd probably be using it on all my razors. It's NSF certified too. Smells like muscle rub though.
+1 LOL, I use breakfree CLP, LOL...
Smell is too strong! I asked about that in my de days beacuse it seemed like a good idea.
I've been using Wahl's clipper oil. I haven't seen anyone else mention it so I thought I'd throw it out there.
It's thick-ish and doesn't drip or ball up once applied.
One drop rubbed between the fingers and rubbed into the blade (yes, I'm careful around the edge).
I keep my straights in a little cedar box on my bedside table.
It's thick-ish and doesn't drip or ball up once applied.
One drop rubbed between the fingers and rubbed into the blade (yes, I'm careful around the edge).
I keep my straights in a little cedar box on my bedside table.
When I was a straight razor shaver it was Ballistol.
Now that you mentioned it, I remembered that I have like half a bottle of the stuff. Been using baby oil.
Be careful with any carbon based oil...old chemist saying, "Like dissolves like"...carbon based oils will negatively affect the carbon base steel of your razors. A mineral base is what you want, and I hesitate to use it anywhere except on the pivot pin area.
Again, I prefer to store my blades in a silicone razor sock, they rock.
http://www.menessentials.ca/shaving...one-treated-cotton-straight-razor-sleeve.html
On it's fact sheet it says it's 100% white mineral oil.
That ought to be easy to reverse engineer.
Frog lube clp hands down... I've been using it a lot after reading this article... It's better than mineral oil and it's non toxic...
Plus my folio is lined with silicon embedded cloth
Remember that I'm the guy who's too darned lazy to rinse and dry his razor. So I just keep a cup of mineral oil in the shower and let gravity do it for me after I get out if the shower.
You shave with a straight razor in the shower?
Frank
Frank
I haven't gotten to that point yet. I still use a slim in the shower M-F, but on weekends I use the straights, and just oil them with the oil that I happen to keep handy in the bathroom.
EDIT: Someone here does shave with a straight in the shower. I recall asking about the habit in some thread a while ago.
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