I have in the past read about celluloid scales starting to break down and emitting some type of gas that will start to rust the blade.
While looking thru my collection to pick out razors to post on the Show & Tell forum I found a Carl Monkhouse razor with a blade that was rusted and pitted on the lower half of the blade. I think that I can grind out the rust and pits but don't remember if one can then coat the blade with a light grease or something to prevent any further rusting.
I also remember someone saying that since this razor's scales are already emitting this gas that it should not be placed near any other blades as it will also rust them.
I would like to keep the scales but don't know if I can for sure. Maybe I can keep the razor isolated if the grease on the blade will protect the blade. How far away from another razor can I store this to prevent it from rusting another blade.
Does anyone have any more experience in this area?