Corrosion!

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MAB
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Corrosion!

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HI

Wanting to know if there are those of you who have some ideas on preventing rust/corrosion on booms, mast steps and the screws compenants etc....

e.g fishoiline, rust primer..

any good products that are worth spraying on equipment...
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i actually read this article on rust sprays just last week. not sure how applicable it is for WS gear though.
personally i worry more about my gear getting dusty and cobwebby. :cry:
http://www.boeshieldcanada.com/wood.pdf
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the only one worth worrying about is alu booms...rinse well at end of season and coat in something from WD40 to silica sprays....not eco friendly, buy carbon instead :lol: yeah, not too eco friendly either, nothing is seems like :roll:
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http://www.instructables.com/id/SU6EAGGFYAJK9L1/
Thermals are good.
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