Rusting Bauers

[njt42]

Originally Posted by Rachael

everytime i skate since i have gotten my skates i have wiped mine with an "ice mate" towel thing that is specifically made to wipe skates after they are wet and mine are still starting to rust.

i must not be wiping them good enough?

Yea that's what I use on my skates as well. I think it's time for me to go back to using a towel to wipe my skates down.

[wpgmax]

Originally Posted by Rachael

everytime i skate since i have gotten my skates i have wiped mine with an "ice mate" towel thing that is specifically made to wipe skates after they are wet and mine are still starting to rust.

i must not be wiping them good enough?

What do you do with your skates after you wipe them down. I have never had a problem with rust of any kind on my skates. I currently use Vapor XXX's. After wiping down my skates I place them in "Skate Mate" skates guards. They are made of layers of high tech, cut proof materials and water absorbing cloth. The cloth absorbs any remaining water left on the blade after I wipe them down. When I get home I place them "blade down" still in the guards on a shelf. This allows any water trapped in the tuuk to run down the blade and be absorbed by the fabric instead of creating rust in the tuuk.

As I mentioned I've done this with all my skates and have never seen a hint of rust on my blades. (Bauer 5000, RBK 9K's and Bauer Vapor XXX's)

[Rachael]

Originally Posted by wpgmax

What do you do with your skates after you wipe them down. I have never had a problem with rust of any kind on my skates. I currently use Vapor XXX's. After wiping down my skates I place them in "Skate Mate" skates guards. They are made of layers of high tech, cut proof materials and water absorbing cloth. The cloth absorbs any remaining water left on the blade after I wipe them down. When I get home I place them "blade down" still in the guards on a shelf. This allows any water trapped in the tuuk to run down the blade and be absorbed by the fabric instead of creating rust in the tuuk.

As I mentioned I've done this with all my skates and have never seen a hint of rust on my blades. (Bauer 5000, RBK 9K's and Bauer Vapor XXX's)

oh yeah it was a "skate mate" towel, not "ice mate"...
but i just keep them in my bag in the skate compartment, now that i think about it that is probably why they are starting to rust. thanks!

[backup_goalie]

Use WD40....

[dodzy31]

WD40 is a lubricant is it not?

[backup_goalie]

Originally Posted by dodzy31

WD40 is a lubricant is it not?

This is the common misconception. It is not really a lubricant (those who use it as one find that it 'wears off' rather quickly).

It is WATER DISPLACEMENT formula 40. It displaces water. Displaced water causes no rust.