Anyone Tried This...

Racso_MS · Post by **Racso_MS** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:00 pm

Has anyone tried this and does it work...

http://www.herringtoncatalog.com/e131.html

Sounds good, but????

Oscar...

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:39 pm

Oscar

that stuff is for the guys that dont use merkur blades. when you don't use the best, you land up having to use gimmicks

clive

ChemErik · Post by **ChemErik** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 6:42 am

I've seen guys store razors in alcohol or oil. Mostly guys who started shaving with carbon steel blades. Come to think of it, I haven't seen anyone actually doing that since I was a kid. Still, it might help a little as even stainless steel will rust slowly. Given the cost of my DE blades, I'll pass.

Racso_MS · Post by **Racso_MS** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 6:47 pm

It's what I thought. Another gimmick that is attempting to empty my wallet...

I'll stick with my gut feeling and leave it alone.

Thanks...

Oscar...

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:20 pm

The best way to prevent deposits is to wash the thing.

rsp1202 · Post by **rsp1202** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:40 pm

This was once popular for extending blade life

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Much cheaper than anything from a catalog.

Squire · Post by **Squire** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:59 pm

And useless.

paperpundit · Post by **paperpundit** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:11 am

I have a co-worker that swears he can shave with a Bic for 6 months simply by putting it in olive oil after each shave...

...but for, what, 25-cents a razor, why bother?

divotmax · Post by **divotmax** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:34 am

Razor Guard has been around for years and I tried it probably 4-5 years ago. It makes a hell of a mess because it is a heavy scented oil. It is almost impossible to rinse off a blade or razor, and it leaves an oily ring around the sink after you shave. It may or may not slow any rust or deposits on the blade, but for me it was not worth the cleanup.

Sando · Post by **Sando** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:29 pm

I'm afraid that I went for this at one point, also. My experience matched that of BobS exactly - oily, smelly, a real nuisance. Anyone using any of the materials and techniques advocated at SMF will have no need for this gimmick!

...Ray

wrath186 · Post by **wrath186** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:20 am

The glass holder looks kind of neat though. The picture looks like and etched glass holder. I wonder if it is actually glass.

houlejames · Post by **houlejames** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:25 pm

Blades are cheap, 7 shaves and toss.