I agree, when you've treated everything carefully and you get rewarded with a horrible water rash like that it sucks.
I have experience of this with a brand new Boker, Revisor and Hart steel (satin) razors. First time shave - water spots despite following my usual routine of wiping between passes on towel and with tissue at the end of the shave (making sure I'm wiping along the bevel) + stropping linen then leather. I removed the water spots with polish (autosol) and all was good from then on with the Boker and Revisor. The Hart was a water spot magnet until I treated it with a "Tuf Cloth". All of these needed a visit to the stones after the polishing to get them back to tip top condition.
I figure that my existing razors are ok following my standard routine - which eliminates reactions caused by pH of Soap, alum etc the only difference was that it was new - so maybe some kind of chemical in the factory oil / surface coating was still present after the initial clean and strop and reacted with the first shave use. Who knows.
I really hope this becomes a non issue for you as that looks like a beautiful razor. All the best.
MPH - the "effort" is what makes straight razor shaving so rewarding and so much fun! Give it a go!
I have experience of this with a brand new Boker, Revisor and Hart steel (satin) razors. First time shave - water spots despite following my usual routine of wiping between passes on towel and with tissue at the end of the shave (making sure I'm wiping along the bevel) + stropping linen then leather. I removed the water spots with polish (autosol) and all was good from then on with the Boker and Revisor. The Hart was a water spot magnet until I treated it with a "Tuf Cloth". All of these needed a visit to the stones after the polishing to get them back to tip top condition.
I figure that my existing razors are ok following my standard routine - which eliminates reactions caused by pH of Soap, alum etc the only difference was that it was new - so maybe some kind of chemical in the factory oil / surface coating was still present after the initial clean and strop and reacted with the first shave use. Who knows.
I really hope this becomes a non issue for you as that looks like a beautiful razor. All the best.
MPH - the "effort" is what makes straight razor shaving so rewarding and so much fun! Give it a go!