Thread: My first razor arrived today: surface rust

If you were able to post a photo of the razor's blade that would be helpful. From your description it doesn't sound too bad to me. As long as the pitting is not in the area of the edge. If it is in the edge and is deep enough when you hone it will just keep leaving areas of micro chipping. Other then that I would probably keep it. Rust in the tang area isn't a major issue with me.

use maas and see it cleans up.If you think it is a good deal try to keep it.Rust close to pin is not a big deal.As you said blade actually doesn't have rust has pitting .Maas will take care of pitting and you will loose your 5 minutes time.

Thanks so much for all of the great ideas. Where do I get this MAAS cream? Home Depot only carries Brasso, and I hear MAAS works way better.

Thanks again

Maas, Flitz, Simichrome, Neverdull, all good brands.

I would say once you change anything with it you cannot expect a refund, even if you make the razor better. I think this is fair to both parties.
If the item wasn't as described you should get a satisfactory resolution with the seller.

As long as there isn't deep rust at the edge I would keep it. The only reliable way to get a pristine blade is to pay the cost of new one. On ebay unless the item is described as new I wouldn't expect it to be excellent cosmetically, even though it can happen. The black rust doesn't spread by itself if the razor is dried and stored properly.

Your theory seems good to me - the razor probably has just one shave on it but wasn't stored too well. In any case I'd give the seller the benefit of doubt on this one as there's no strong evidence to support the contrary. If the seller described the cosmetic condition wrongly I would talk with them about it and either return it for a full refund, keep it for a partial, or if I feel it's worth the price I paid I'll just keep it but still tell the seller his description was incorrect.
I think you should decide how much this is worth to you and if less than $200 you ask the seller for partial refund or send it back for full.

Until you can get some MAAS or similar, try a little lemon juice mixed with bicarb (for cooking - bicarbonate of soda) worked into a paste and rub this into the rust on the tang at the pivot, perhaps with a Q-Tip. It wont add any marks but it will get rid off the superficial rust staining, giving you a better idea of what - if anything - needs to be done next.

Regards,
Neil

Thanks everyone for the great ideas!

I Think I am going to ship it off to have it professionally sharpened and have the pro take a look at the rust while it is there anyway. Then probably just use the Maas cream (which I plan on tracking down this weekend) to touch it up. The amount of rust on the blade is really nothing to right home about, so I am just going to deal with it and tell the seller that I am a little dissapointed but want to keep the razor (and maybe he can cover the cost of the cream or if the pro will fix it, the price of getting it professionally done).

Anyway, thanks again for all your help. I will be sure to post again after my first shave / attempt. I just want to shave already, it is hard to wait for all this sharpening and such. But it wont be long now!

Tristan