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Offline jeff29708

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Care of DE Razor?
« on: June 24, 2016, 02:24:07 PM »
How do you guys care for your razor? After my shave, do I just hang it on the stand to air dry? Do I need to take the blade out? Also what about periodic deep cleaning if it's needed? Thanks for any input.



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Re: Care of DE Razor?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2016, 02:37:38 PM »
I always remove the razor after shaving. Afterwards, I just rinse it and leave it standing head up in the stand. You can also get a toothbrush holder with the suction cups on the end at Wal-Mart for $3. That what holds all of my razor handles except for one.
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Re: Care of DE Razor?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2016, 06:39:42 PM »
Take the blade out, rinse and dry blade and razor with towel. A stand is optional but  I just lay the razor on it side. I 'm using my fathers 1953 Gillette and never gave it any further care.
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Re: Care of DE Razor?
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2016, 05:51:52 AM »
After I'm done shaving I slightly loosen the knob (tto safety razor) just enough so the blade is loose but will stay attached to the razor, rinse very well under warm water, give a little shake to get off the dripping water, then give a quick dunk or mist of 91% ISO alcohol, then finally I let it air dry on a hand towel on my sink.  Depending on the blade I will or will not leave it in for a second shave but the post shave cleaning remains the same.  My dorco 301s give me one head shave but my gillette 7 o clock yellows and feather hi stainless (black) both give me two shaves.  I've used a de for about two years now (face first, now head) and I've never had to do anything more then what I listed above as long as I do it immediately after shaving every time.  If your razor does get gross after awhile I've heard great things about plain ol scrubbing bubbles.  Good luck friend!
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Re: Care of DE Razor?
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2016, 07:50:52 AM »
slycat,
 do you tighten it back up after the alcohol, or do you let it dry first?

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Re: Care of DE Razor?
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2016, 11:50:30 AM »
I just leave it loose. Most of the time there isn't a blade left in it but I don't have kids so it's not a worry either way.  If I had little ones around I would probably store it more "away" but, again, I typically don't have a blade loaded when it's not actively in use.  The alcohol aids in water evaporation so quickly that I highly doubt I even need to let it dry so long but it's worked so far haha
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