Originally Posted by MasterSolenoid
There have been other posts on here about preventing the rust in the first place.
1) Don't cut grass when wet
2) I am going to RAISE the deck when I'm done so air can circulate better and dry any wet grass
This past summer, it was cut the grass wet, sometimes while raining, or not at all.
But I'm with you, normally I would be able to just wait a day or two and try again. But especially on 2, besides letting the deck clear itself before shutting down, I take the leaf blower to it and blow it as clean and dry as possible. Yes there's still grass stuck to the bottom (especially this past wet year), but much less than if I didn't blow it out.