Thread: New kid on the block :P

Originally Posted by ri7ani

the seller confirms it to be water spots and not rust

If you define rust as red stuff, no, clearly there is none. But clearly there is staining and pitting. Pitting is where corrosion ate away at the metal; it can usually be found under rust. Perhaps there was once rust on that blade, or perhaps something else caused the pitting.

Rust, if it is present, is easy to get rid of; it can be scraped right off or removed with some metal polish. It's the pitting underneath that is the real problem.