Oiled blades

**baldy** · 02-23-2010, 08:41 AM

Just curious, do you guys who oil your razors feel the need to wipe them with Isopropyl Alcohol proir to stropping?

**The_Pastor** · 02-23-2010, 09:43 AM

Nope, I just wipe them off with papertissue.

**Bruce** · 02-23-2010, 01:04 PM

Depending on what oil was used on the blade, alcohol may not be the proper solvent; it may just work to help smear things around. So I agree on the dry paper/cloth wipe.

**gssixgun** · 02-23-2010, 01:22 PM

I use WD-40 on my blades, all I do is wipe it off on the towel, and run the edge under hot water then shave...

**sicboater** · 02-23-2010, 01:48 PM

I use camellia oil. I wipe the blade with tissue run it under hot water for a few seconds and wipe a second time with a towel.

Then the strop and the shave.

-Rob

**Bruce** · 02-23-2010, 05:20 PM

I begin to worry when people essentially agree with me.

**Obie** · 02-23-2010, 05:54 PM

My dear Bruce:

This is not your day. I, too, agree with you.

I wipe off the camellia oil from the blade with a Kleenex tissue and then strop.

Regards,

Obie

**sbrouwers** · 02-23-2010, 10:25 PM

I use Mineral Oil and just wipe it off with toilet paper then strop away no issues at all. Just be easy when wiping near the edge of the blade.

**trondsi** · 02-23-2010, 10:59 PM

Most of the time, I rub some oil off the blade with my fingers, then rub the fingers on the back of my other hand, and repeat as needed

. The oil on my hands will wash off during the shave anyway. Sometimes I wash the oil off the blade with some hand soap, but I am not sure if this is necessary.

**onimaru55** · 02-23-2010, 11:05 PM

Generally just wiping with soft paper towel works for me pre stropping but I'm a bit more OCD about not getting oil on my hones than my strop.

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