Cleaning razors

[Barry Giddens]

I take apart my razors after every shave and once a month I put them in an ultrasonic jewellery cleaner with a few drops of washing up liquid. They come out like new

That sounds very hi-tech

 

[David68]

Thanks David. How often do you do that?

Every 3 or 4 weeks as I live in a hard water area.

 

[Barry Giddens]

Every 3 or 4 weeks as I live in a hard water area.

Thank you David.

 

[riverrun]

antibacterial hand soap, tooth brush, hot water rinse followed by 20 minutes in a cooling bath of Milton solution.

Dry with clean towel, jobs a good un

Milton solution corrodes metal... even stainless steel...

Milton solutions (hypochlorite & chloride) can be very aggressive to stainless steels.

Use it on your own razors, if you like, but not on pass around razors. Please.

 

[SeanC]

Standard bathroom cleaner (Mr Muscle or Flash seem to work best) and an old toothbrush.

Once every 3 or 4 months they get the spa treatment with Peek Polish which really brings out the shine.

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[Barry Giddens]

Standard bathroom cleaner (Mr Muscle or Flash seem to work best) and an old toothbrush.

Once every 3 or 4 months they get the spa treatment with Peek Polish which really brings out the shine.

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Thanks Sean

 

[Barry Giddens]

Milton solution corrodes metal... even stainless steel...

Use it on your own razors, if you like, but not on pass around razors. Please.

What is recommended for the pass arounds?

 

[dodgy]

What is recommended for the pass arounds?

Hi there,

The razors I contributed over the years were cleaned and sent off as though it was a sale to a member. That means I recommend taking the time and using a fairly clean bath towel and some spit. That's plenty of hygienic wonderfulness right there.

Martin

 

[riverrun]

What is recommended for the pass arounds?

Cleaning: Washing up liquid and an old soft toothbrush. Ultrasonic cleaner if you have one and feel like it.
We're talking about cleaning a reasonable clean razor here, not restoring a vintage, scum-encrusted razor.
Disinfecting: Barbicide.

Cleaning my own razors varies by type of razor. A DE three-piece only gets the washing up liquid and tooth brush. An injector might see a pipe cleaner as well and the ultrasonic bath or denture tablets. Brass razors get polished when I feel they need it. Et cetera.
I never disinfect my own razors between uses. What for?

 

[Barry Giddens]

Milton solution corrodes metal... even stainless steel...

Use it on your own razors, if you like, but not on pass around razors. Please.

What is recommended for the pass arounds?

Cleaning: Washing up liquid and an old soft toothbrush. Ultrasonic cleaner if you have one and feel like it.
We're talking about cleaning a reasonable clean razor here, not restoring a vintage, scum-encrusted razor.
Disinfecting: Barbicide.

Cleaning my own razors varies by type of razor. A DE three-piece only gets the washing up liquid and tooth brush. An injector might see a pipe cleaner as well and the ultrasonic bath or denture tablets. Brass razors get polished when I feel they need it. Et cetera.
I never disinfect my own razors between uses. What for?

That all makes perfect sense riverrun. Thank you

 

[Ferrum]

Standard bathroom cleaner (Mr Muscle or Flash seem to work best) and an old toothbrush.

Once every 3 or 4 months they get the spa treatment with Peek Polish which really brings out the shine.

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Same here, plus an occasional ultrasonic bath with washing-up liquid.

Secondhand razors get all the above, and then a 10 minute Barbicide swim before first use.

 

[flip-68]

toothpaste and toothbrush will do the job. i picked up some Thai tooth powder when i was over there last Nov - it smelled of bleach and tasted like it too. awful for teeth but AMAZING for restoring a razor with decades of soap and grime.

 

[Bogeyman]

I use dish soap and an old toothbrush. The same toothbrush I occasionally use to apply hemorrhoidal cream. Anyone want a PIF?

 

[Holyzeus]

Just wipe mine occasionally if I see soap build up, otherwise I put them in the Ultrasonic with the proper solution. Washing up liquid didn't do a thing when I tried it

 

[David68]

Milton solution corrodes metal... even stainless steel...

Use it on your own razors, if you like, but not on pass around razors. Please.

Thanks for letting me know. Milton is OK for my granddaughter's bottles but not metal. Chemistry is a funny old thing.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Toothpaste and a toothbrush....................and no I'm not joking