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    Good morning all, I recently received my first new straight razor, a Ralf Aust 5/8 from SRD. After my first shave I was inspecting the razor and notices a few odd marks on it. First there is a red splotch and next to it a small black line, I tried rubbing them off to no avail. I was wondering if this is a normal thing or if I should contact SRD and see about getting a replacement. I have attached a few photos to show exactly what I mean. Any help and advice would be much appreciated.


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    Looks like a water mark to me or some sort of transfer from your fingers aftershave or some other shave product left when closing your blade.
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    Just give them a call and pictures.
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    Off hand I would say it looks like a watermark. Did you dry it well after use and put it in a safe area where it wouldn't get splashed or sprayed? I have had issue (and made mistakes) not drying the blade well enough. If it is a watermark, than a non-abrasive polish/cleaning compound like MASS or Blue Magic will get rid of it.
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    Thank you all for your responses. I doubt it is a watermark as much as it does look like one, as soon as I was done shaving I wiped it down with a tissue. Including on the inside of the scales and then I applied some razor oil too it, put it in it's holder and put in a drawer with my other straight. In person it has a redder hue to it that doesn't quite come out well in the pictures I took. I suppose it could be an aftershave transfer, but my other blade is fine and I haven't switched aftershaves. I will shoot SRD an e-mail with the pictures and see if they can help me out, I was hoping it was something that just happens to blades because of the uniqueness of the metal.

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    It could be a drop of etchant if they used a stencil for what appears on the blade.

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    Yes, call and let them know.
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    Try rubbing a little polish on it with your finger (avoid the etching). If you don't have any polish toothpaste should work.

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    It looks like a stain of some sort. The question is, did it arrive with that on it or did it form after you used it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    It looks like a stain of some sort. The question is, did it arrive with that on it or did it form after you used it?
    I'm not 100% sure, I didn't notice it when it first arrived. I only noticed it after my first shave but it only shows up when looking at it from a certain angle.

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