Super-fast Rust and Black Marks on razor?

Not wanting to sound patronising but maybe keep the whole razor dry, i never rinse or dunk my blades in water, i keep a small towel next to me whilst shaving and simply wipe the lather onto the towel. When i'm done i just give the blade a final wipe on the towel, strop and put away.
 
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Taking one for the team, how much will my Heljestrand MK2 rust overnite after being soaked in water (will fold razor), the betting office is open :)
 
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Peek Polish shifts most stains from metal without causing further damage in my experience. WD40 shifts gunk well, but isn't so effective on oxidisation.

Best place for constant warmth to keep carbon steel items is actually on top of a fridge due to the heat exchanger

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Got it together with a couple of other razors. This one was showing some hone wear and a bit of a frown so had binned it. Picked up from bin to test the rust thing. Checking after 20 minutes yellow stains were already starting to show and after 12 hours had to use Autosol and elbow grease to clean blade.
 
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Got it together with a couple of other razors. This one was showing some hone wear and a bit of a frown so had binned it. Picked up from bin to test the rust thing. Checking after 20 minutes yellow stains were already starting to show and after 12 hours had to use Autosol and elbow grease to clean blade.
Proper forumming. :thumbup:
 
I've been looking at my blade with my DSLR 105mm lens, there are LOTS of chips and nicks on the edge of the blade itself, not something stropping can get out. What's the best way forward here?
 
As you are observing the edge with a DSLR in macro mode, post a picture & one of the honing experts may be able to advise.
It will need honing, there are several forum members that offer a honing service for a very reasonable price.
 
please do not use food oils! I recommend Ballistol because it mixes with water and allows the water to evaporate from the solution; a lot of oils will simply seal moisture below them locking the fox in the henhouse. Store the razor in a very dry place and if in a drawer or box there should be desiccants nearby.

Let the oxidation you see be a clear and emotionless indication that the care you were administering (which you found in nobility to be good) was insufficient. Rust never sleeps and there's no such thing as defective carbon steel for developing oxidation. That said, as you can see, file jimps (the little ridges on the tang) certainly create positions on the blade where pro-oxidation conditions are easier to develop. But care for it correctly and there is none to worry.

As for the razor having edge issues and arriving to you with the seal breached via a purchase from Amazon, that should not happen - if the razor is to have been opened for further post-factory honing/inspection/etc., the listing should exhaustively detail this condition. As you imply that it did not, I would in your shoes at least reach out to the vendor and ask about it.

An edge is as fragile as aluminum foil, there could certainly have been injury to it during your regular stropping or use on the face when the administrator is inexperienced (one big stroke at too steep an angle upon poorly stretched and lathered beard can definitely make tiny chips in the blade!) A lot of water's gone down the Hudson in this regard since you've bought it, so who can say with certainty if that was as it arrived?
 
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