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OK, I had another shave with this one, and it does seem to react far less badly to the water/lather now, if at all. I could not see any new spots developing. My suspicion is that it is building a...

It does not seem to be badly affected by being stored "naked" in dry air (my book shelves)

The only problem with this is that it doesn't explain what I see. I have one razor that oxidizes like crazy, while the others do not. The steel is supposedly the same for several of them (from...

I am starting to think that there is something to this patina theory. Many knife forums say the same thing: carbon steel is much more resistant to rust if you develop a thin layer of patina by simple...

Hmm, no not really. The only new thing is that I have been mixing in a few drops of trumper's skin food with my shaving cream. But then, my DD Wonderedge does not react badly to this.

I agree...

YES

This is the thing that concerns me. Other problems with staining (e.g. leaving the blade or scales wet) are issues I got rid of years ago.

Right now, I have left the razor completely...

This is true. There were more spots on the rough parts (such as striated the grind of the blade, and the etching), although one bad spot on the polished spine (this was luckily easy to get rid of)....

I received a response from Ralf Aust, but I am not sure I understand it.
He does refer to "appendix a material of the forge Herkenrath from solingen" which I am not familiar with, but he also says...

Finally someone with the same issue :)
If it stops soon then I suppose it's ok, but if it continues I'm not sure I can go on with this razor. It took me a good half hour to get rid of the spots....

I actually also live in a dry environment, here in Southern California.

Anyway, I did an experiment with my trusty DD Wonderedge*: shaving with exactly the same materials as I did with the Ralf...

OK, now a bit of good news:
I started looking up the products you guys mentioned online, but then I thought I should check my local hardware store. They had something interesting: "Cape Cod...

OK folks. I think our water here does have a good amount of minerals (maybe calcium) in it, since water drops stain everything easily when they dry up. Still, I have 10 razors, and this is the only...

OK thanks folks! I will try some of these remedies :)

I have rarely done any metal polishing before, so let me know if you have any favorite cloth/materials to apply these things with. Also let me...

OK thanks for the response folks! I used to splash a lot of water around, including inside the scales, but that was long ago.

But hold on a second, here's the thing very few of you seem to...

OK, so do both Renaissance Wax and Ballistol polish and protect at the same time?

Also, which one stinks less? :)

That is very interesting info. Thanks!

I just got a fantastic-looking razor from Ralf Aust, and it has a very nice edge too.
However, they way this thing oxidizes is something I have never seen before: I can see oxidation spots grow on...