Sol Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 so my girlfriend was at vantage the other day, warming down on seven virgins and a mule when a huge rainstorm engulfed her and her partner. sheets or rain, flash flood coming through the approach tunnel and down all the cracks, rocks falling, classic. anyhoo, of course their gear and theirselves got soaked. she came home and layed her gear out to dry. the next day we noticed a good deal of rust on a number of her cams, as well as (i think) oxidation spots all over a couple of her brand new c4's. it looks like her cams got plunged in the ocean and them layed out to dry. first question: why? is it something in the soil (silica)? chemical runoff from the rock? second question: what should we do about it? we rinsed them again in warm water, should we scrub them with soap? any thoughts or ideas appreciated. thanks. Quote
Dru Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 you better throw them out send them to me and i will recycle them. more seriously, cams are made of aluminum... aluminum doesn't rust Quote
Sol Posted May 11, 2005 Author Posted May 11, 2005 you better throw them out send them to me and i will recycle them. more seriously, cams are made of aluminum... aluminum doesn't rust the trigger wires, the stem, and i beleive the axles are not made of aluminum. Quote
Dru Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 but is that what is rusting? i doubt it. more probably it's a stain from the iron-rich volcanic soil Quote
Sol Posted May 11, 2005 Author Posted May 11, 2005 yes the rust is centered around the axles. but the oxidation spots (i think that what they are) are all over the cam lobes. Quote
Dru Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 you can get rid of that white buildup on aluminum by rubbing it with crumpled up aluminum foil anyways just follow the directions for cleaning your cams that came with the CEN-mandated booklet attached to each cam i'm sure you saved those and store them with the log where you note each minute of usage and each fall so you can determine if you must replace a piece or not Quote
Sol Posted May 11, 2005 Author Posted May 11, 2005 anyways just follow the directions for cleaning your cams that came with the CEN-mandated booklet attached to each cam i'm sure you saved those and store them with the log where you note each minute of usage and each fall so you can determine if you must replace a piece or not totally, i just keep the booklets attached to the cam so i don't lose them. then when i'm on route and i forget how to activate and place cams i just read the instructions....just kidding. thanks for the crumpled aluminium beta. Quote
Squid Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 FYI- Other folks have reported oxidation on the axles of their new C4s. link Quote
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