Thread: rust (spot) treatment advice

Originally Posted by roughkype

If this is a vintage blade in old scales, you might have celluloid rot going on. Look between the scales where your rust spot is, and see if there's any pitting in them. They could be gassing off acid onto your blade.

The only solution is to rescale the blade, and get those scales away from any other celluloid scales you have. Toss 'em, or take them outside and burn them in your grill. Celluloid fire is pretty impressive. Wear sunglasses.

I agree . The location of the rust would suggest cell rot as a possibility .

Ummmm....the brush looks like it's floating in mid air!

Originally Posted by omair

Ummmm....the brush looks like it's floating in mid air!

I was thinking the same thing!

Originally Posted by dave5225

I agree . The location of the rust would suggest cell rot as a possibility .

The location, and the way it looks airbrushed. There's such a smooth gradient of rustiness.

And yes, that does look like a levitating brush. But that's an issue for its own thread

Haha, yeah i know. I used floss to hang it from the hook/support for the mirror. I didn't feel like buying a stand for the brush.

The place I've gotten all my replacement scales is The Superior Shave. They're consistently in stock there, which gives him a leg up on just about everyone else. Good luck with that blade. Keep it well oiled in the meantime!