Thread: How could this be happening?

For starters, I dry my razor very well and do not close it. I live in Vegas...zero humidity. The razor is a Dovo and less than 6 months old. I've been having this problem for a while and so I decided to try and figure it out.

Last week I soaked the razor in CLR (Calcium Lime Rust remover). To my surprise, the razor turned dark gray all over. I then rubbed it with a silver polish and got it nice and shiny, except for really close to the bevel because I didn't want to dull it. It still had a few tiny light gray spots on it near the bevel but it looked pretty nice. I shaved with it today. When it started, the razor looked great. By the time I finished 20 minutes later, it looked like this!



It has some black spots, some gray spots and some red spots. Kinda like a brook trout. After I finish shaving, I always spray the razor with Scrubbing Bubbles and clean off all the soap scum. These stains (even though they formed in 20 minutes) will not be removed with anything less than abrasive polish. What could be causing this?