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65rosessamurai
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This is a question that has been on my mind for a while.
This subject is basically about how the CF salt and metals react. After many years of having leather band watches, or plated steel, I found that the only watch that can endure my salt (and my skin can endure) is the stainless steel diver's watches, or submersive watches.
I also have had to be careful about wedding rings, as well. So, for those of you not married, but will be soon, I highly recommend a wedding ring (or any ring for that matter) to be non-alergenic, or at least durable to the salty sweat. I once had a 18k gold wedding band, which didn't discolor, nor cause any irritation, but also hardly wore it in my 12 years of marriage (don't ask why). Now, I got a ring made of platinum, which looks like white gold, but is much more durable, but more expensive.
One question was whether I'm the only one who has had this problem, and found the solution for, or if everyone else had the same results.
I also have to be careful about my salty deposits on mouse pads, and such. In the summer, I have to change my work uniform frequently because I can turn it white within a day! My dark blue mouse pad is slowly fading to a whitish color, and another one I was using just fell apart, probably from the salt. Anyone else go through mouse pads as frequent, or did you find a solution for it? Fortunately I don't gum-up my mouse pads.
I found the most weakest metals are aluminum alloy metals, alloy steel, and copper. The aluminum, if plated, will rust under the plating, causing the plating to peel. The copper will just turn to a darkish green color, which in some cases can be polished off. The steel just basically seems to rust much faster for me than for anyone else. In that case, I try to wipe off where my hands had touched the steel, and use an oil solvent, or something to "season" it. (A term my mom used frequently for our cast iron fry pan)
I'm also curious as to what other metals were found to adversly react to the salty sweat, and what was done to avoid, or prevent it.
This subject is basically about how the CF salt and metals react. After many years of having leather band watches, or plated steel, I found that the only watch that can endure my salt (and my skin can endure) is the stainless steel diver's watches, or submersive watches.
I also have had to be careful about wedding rings, as well. So, for those of you not married, but will be soon, I highly recommend a wedding ring (or any ring for that matter) to be non-alergenic, or at least durable to the salty sweat. I once had a 18k gold wedding band, which didn't discolor, nor cause any irritation, but also hardly wore it in my 12 years of marriage (don't ask why). Now, I got a ring made of platinum, which looks like white gold, but is much more durable, but more expensive.
One question was whether I'm the only one who has had this problem, and found the solution for, or if everyone else had the same results.
I also have to be careful about my salty deposits on mouse pads, and such. In the summer, I have to change my work uniform frequently because I can turn it white within a day! My dark blue mouse pad is slowly fading to a whitish color, and another one I was using just fell apart, probably from the salt. Anyone else go through mouse pads as frequent, or did you find a solution for it? Fortunately I don't gum-up my mouse pads.
I found the most weakest metals are aluminum alloy metals, alloy steel, and copper. The aluminum, if plated, will rust under the plating, causing the plating to peel. The copper will just turn to a darkish green color, which in some cases can be polished off. The steel just basically seems to rust much faster for me than for anyone else. In that case, I try to wipe off where my hands had touched the steel, and use an oil solvent, or something to "season" it. (A term my mom used frequently for our cast iron fry pan)
I'm also curious as to what other metals were found to adversly react to the salty sweat, and what was done to avoid, or prevent it.