How do I keep the razor clean and sparkly?

[cwnidog]

Run it through the dish washer once in a while.

While YMMV, I'd stay away from this one. Automatic dishwasher detergent is very caustic, not great for nickel, zinc, or many other metals.

[fivespdcat]

Barbicide has always worked well for me.

[BBrad]

After each shave I dip my razor in 99% alcohol that I borrowed from work, although I let in air-dry immediately afterwards. Could that still corrode my razor, or is it only spirits meant for consumption that are corrosive due to the additional ions dissolved in the solution?

Alcohol, for consumption or not, is corrosive. The stronger the concentration, the more damage it can do. 99% alcohol is "198 proof" . . . probably too strong for household use and is also dangerously flammable. (It burns with an almost invisible flame.)

The good news about alcohol is that it bonds with water and evaporates quickly. In other words, a quick dip displaces moisture from the surface of the item dipped. Once dried, no corrosive residue remains. Soaking, however, leaves the metal in contact with the liquid alcohol, which eats away at the metal over time.

[danpass]

something about Dove soap takes the shaving soap residue right off

[Graybeard57]

However, if you are going to do many razor restorations in the future, you'll get good results and save time if you invest $50 in an ultrasonic cleaner.-- Chet

+1 Can use ultrasonics for lots of things. Worthwhile investment.

[Deano]

I rinse with hot water, dry a bit then swish it around in rubbing alchohol and let it dry (I have a small fruit jar with alchohol in it just for this purpose). When I rotate to my next razor I use hot water and an old toothbrush, rub the brush on a bar of soap and scrup it a bit, rinse, dry and give it a swish in alchohol and hang it up until its turn comes again.

[martym]

was in the white mountains in may.
bethlehem area
incredibly beautiful