Originally Posted by
PapaBull
Unfortunately, no... it will only get worse. While lots of celluloid seems to hold up quite well, that particular celluloid "marble" pattern is just notorious for this problem. Too bad, too, because it was found on quite a few very nice razors. You're fortunate that the razor hasn't been ruined. I'm 99.9% certain that this will get worse for you. But all is not lost because it is a beautiful blade. Just keep it separated from all your others and if you clean up the rust and it reappears in the same area very quickly, you'll know that you have to removed those scales to save the razor.