Most of my razors are vintage and in pristine condition. I plan on keeping them that way.
After every shave.
After every shave.
I also have a few handles I rotate between so I keep the heads and handles apart. This also eliminates the risk of galvanic corrosion if the handle and head are different metals.
Very good point!
Actually, the chrome finish on my relatively new Merkur started to peel off where the blade sits on the head near the screw and I wonder if this is related to the fact that I used to leave the blade in the razor for a long time....
Galvanic corrosion can be avoided by storing your razors slightly loose at the handle until you shave.
Thanks for the tip!
Look, this is what may have happened to my OC Merkur (and this is a modern razor). There is plating loss near the screw on the top plate. I used to leave the blades in the razor, so I wonder if this is the cause, or just poor manufacturing practices...
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No, it is NOT necessary and is , in fact, wasted motion on your part. But , as a newbie, I understand why you do this. Please stop doing this. You risk damaging the blade edge as well as a few cuts from handling the blade when you don't need to.
Not newbie but your sentence is confusing (it sounds like you are referring to yourself as a newbie but are giving very confident advise).
I don't see why this would be "wasted motion". Taking good care of a razor, especially a vintage would not be wasting anything for me.
You will see that a lot of experienced shavers actually remove the blade from the razor after each shave to clean the razor.
He is referring to your storing the blade outside of the razor. He is also the guy who has been on your side throughout this entire thread.
Do you remove the blade from the razor between shaves?