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hum i don't know. I've heard it said a few times here by ppl more experienced then myself that rust seems to be attracted to goldwash and my own personal (and limited) experience seems to verify...

the gold wears off the spine as you hone it, the wash on the blade surface tends to wear away with cleaning/drying and the gold on the shank wears as the scales rub over it. Gold generaly doesn't...