Do you pick out the blade after shaving?

**Portra160** · 05-22-2009, 01:36 PM

When you use your vintage razors, do you remove the blade/open the razor and wipe it after use?
Or do you just leave it after rinse?

**Schwert** · 05-22-2009, 01:43 PM

I just leave it...Rinse...loosen the head a bit if there is a load of hair stuck, but just rinse, shake and leave it.

**danek** · 05-22-2009, 01:43 PM

My daily shaver is a TTO. I slightly open the silo doors so that water can get underneath the blade. Then I rinse and hang on my razor/brush stand.

**BrianL** · 05-22-2009, 03:23 PM

Rinse and shake.

**dixee6** · 05-22-2009, 03:28 PM

The Gem razor I use the most gets wiped out when I am done with it.

**Luc** · 05-22-2009, 03:34 PM

I usually disassemble my razor, run water and clean it. I then clean the blade and pat it dry. I then reassemble the dry razor with the blade for tomorrow!

**highball** · 05-22-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Luc

I usually disassemble my razor, run water and clean it. I then clean the blade and pat it dry. I then reassemble the dry razor with the blade for tomorrow!

+1 Also I check my razor and make sure everything is tight and good to go before I use it

**Rutgers Football** · 05-22-2009, 05:43 PM

i remove it and gently press it with a towel

also dry the razor

don't know if this is necessary

**thirdeye** · 05-22-2009, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by BrianL

Rinse and shake.

That's it in a nutshell, plain, simple and more than adequate.

**MAK** · 05-22-2009, 06:26 PM

Also a rinse and shaker.

**Brodirt** · 05-22-2009, 06:32 PM

Rinse, shake, wipe.

rainman · 05-22-2009, 08:41 PM

For the razor, take apart, rinse leave to dry open(tto) or apart(3 pc) on a wash cloth to dry. For the blade, rinse and leave on top of my box of 100 IP's to dry.

**flyfishinzs** · 05-22-2009, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by luc

i usually disassemble my razor, run water and clean it. I then clean the blade and pat it dry. I then reassemble the dry razor with the blade for tomorrow!

+1

**Davis211** · 05-22-2009, 09:31 PM

+2

**Portra160** · 05-22-2009, 10:59 PM

I forgot to tell how I do myself. I´m a newbie so I use all my razors even those I collect. Some of them I open/take apart and wipe and some I shake and rinse.

**UncleStu** · 05-22-2009, 11:11 PM

Rinse with hot tap water & shake dry. I don't remove the blade unless changing it, or moving it to another razor.

**SRock** · 05-23-2009, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by Schwert

I just leave it...Rinse...loosen the head a bit if there is a load of hair stuck, but just rinse, shake and leave it.

+1 and I never "wipe" the blade.

**82R100** · 05-23-2009, 01:21 PM

For now, I'm pulling the blade each time to do a "hand strop". See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogq4wfpT7hc

- Chris

**Rick Sparks** · 05-23-2009, 02:03 PM

I remove the blade and rinse blad and shaver, wipe razor dry with a towel and pat the blade dry, then hand strop it and reassemble blade and razor. However, I just got a bunch of used wine corks and, once I toss out the corks made of ground cork, I'll be corking instead of hand stropping.

**82R100** · 05-24-2009, 05:09 AM

I cork a new blade before the first shave, my belief being that it removes burrs along each edge.
Stropping on the other hand is at 90° to the corking direction and addresses the blunting of the edge from whisker cutting. So I cork for the first use and strop for the others.

- Chris