Drying Your Razor Blades

[TstebinsB]

How many of you dry your razors blade after each use, as old Gillette razor booklets instruct?

[whitebar]

Not me. I just shake excess water off the razor and then set it down on a paper towel to dry.

[King of Kailua]

How do they old Gillette books instruct?

Before and after my shave, I soak my tool in alcohol for a time and then leave it standing in a shot glass to dry up.

[TstebinsB]

How do they old Gillette books instruct?

Before and after my shave, I soak my tool in alcohol for a time and then leave it standing in a shot glass to dry up.

Look at this post from another thread:

Actually, the first adjustable Gillette was the "first" Gillette! Here are the same directions that came with the 1904 Gillette Double Ring. Read the paragraph in the lower left corner. Also notice the paragraph after that which describes the famed "Gillette Slide". (Yes, Dave, I know it was the "GEM Slide" first.)

[rodd]

The blades I use now say right on the packaging "do not wipe blade" I just rinse. I do wipe the head of the razor to prevent water spotting, but not with the blade in it.

[cooncatbob]

Those old blades were made from carbon steel and would rust over night.
New blades are made from coated stainless steel and they will get dull before they rust.

[just1nsturm]

I take my blades out after each shave, but only because I want to clean the razor. I just set the blade aside.

[Arthelion]

Those old blades were made from carbon steel and would rust over night.
New blades are made from coated stainless steel and they will get dull before they rust.

Outstanding. I read that quote that TstebinsB posted earlier and was wondering if I was doing things all wrong by not taking out the blade every time.

[burnwood]

Not me. I just shake excess water off the razor and then set it down on a paper towel to dry.

shake excess, open silo and tilt it on another razor is how I do it.

[TstebinsB]

Those old blades were made from carbon steel and would rust over night.
New blades are made from coated stainless steel and they will get dull before they rust.

Thanks for the clarification, Bob.

[Luc]

I usually shake the excess water, wipe the unloaded razor with a towel and pat dry my blade. Since I do not wipe the blade, it doesn't get dull quicker, I always have constant results with them.

[Stubblefield]

I just blowdry mine.

[Rick Sparks]

Since I've started hand stropping my blade after each use there's hardly any water left on it. But I gently swipe each side against a towel to remove any bacteria-harboring moisture. I do this partly because my water comes right up out of the ground and is therefore chlorine-free, but also because old hospital corpsman habits die hard.

[_JP_]

When it comes to blades, I just use them, rinse them, and toss them when they are dull. No more effort than that is put towards them.

[Dalejr]

I pat them dry with a towel, not so much for the blades benefit because like others have said; new blades are no longer made from carbon steel and won't rust. I dry them for the benefit of the razor, mine has some microscopic rust and plate wear so the more I can do to keep it from getting worse the better...

[cooncatbob]

When it comes to blades, I just use them, rinse them, and toss them when they are dull. No more effort than that is put towards them.

+2 My times more valuable then trying to squeeze an extra shave out of a $.15 blade.
I rotate shaving with about 6-8 razors, when they're starting to look dingy I give the whole lot of them a soak and a scrub with an old tooth brush.

[TstebinsB]

+2 My times more valuable then trying to squeeze an extra shave out of a $.15 blade.
I rotate shaving with about 6-8 razors, when they're starting to look dingy I give the whole lot of them a soak and a scrub with an old tooth brush.

Swedish Gillettes don't cost $0.15 a blade.

[cooncatbob]

Swedish Gillettes don't cost $0.15 a blade.

But IPs and Derbys do.