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[HoneyBadger]

I shave with a Norelco electric razor. I love it for the convenience.

[sniper7]

Yeah disposable razors last me 4-8 Key is to keep them dry after use, but I shave in the shower with no shaving cream. Been doing it for 6-7 years no problems.

[kwando]

Pulling the razor with the skin is literally stropping the blades... It does it, when I use to shave I did that every shave on my DE.

[brutal]

I once used the same Mach3 for two years. Yeah, 24 months. No typo. You don't have to throw them away every time and the same principles apply to the disposables for the most part as do regular straight razors. Use it a few times and when you can feel it start to not cut cleanly simply go opposite direction on the inside of your forearm like 6-7 times and it will be honed back to a near-new edge again. Try it. I was amazed at how well it works. I don't go as long now because after about a year (give or take) I would get an occasional in-grown hair on my neck which I otherwise never get so I shortened my replacement interval. Getting a few months out of a disposable razor blade is pretty easy actually.

Drying them well after use helps extend the blade life.

EDIT: Guess I should read through the thread before posting.

[crays]

Razor blades don't dull, as much as oxidize. Store the blade you're using in mineral oil, and they will last longer. (so you 'thoroughly drying" guys are on the right track)



just my $.02, but I'm no metallurgist...

[crays]

Got me a new way to pop the fuzzies. They don't call me BUCKAROO for nothin...

Any pics from that yet?

[Jer]

Drying them well after use helps extend the blade life.

EDIT: Guess I should read through the thread before posting.

Yeah, I meant to say that but in my haste to try not to turn the 'what you bought today pic thread' into a 'how to make disposable razor blades last forever' thread I forgot to mention that step. I shake it with a full swing (like throwing a baseball fastball) three or four times and then blow it out as best as possible. Maybe a few more shakes and a few more blows. In all it's only a few extra seconds of steps each time I shave but getting a disposable blade to last years is well worth it IMO.

[HoneyBadger]

Maybe a few more shakes and a few more blows ...is well worth it IMO.

...So to speak.

[islandermyk]

Hey, this isn't the bad parking thread!

I needed room to install these things on before scratching up the car beside me

Besides... I'm worse a driver on 4 wheels than I am with 2 wheels... you got me on that

[Ridge]

Got my mirrors back from the paint shop, installed them and some vent visors