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black annodized hardware
Ever had/seen any minor surface corrosion/rust??

I plan to get some emory cloth and touch it up.

Any useful advice and/or suggestions appreciated.
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Re: [GreenMachine] black annodized hardware
I have it on one of my rigs. Around 110 jumps on that one. No corrosion so far. No water landings, but the hardware has been wet on many occasions from landing in wet fields and snow. It is always hung up immediately after getting wet though.
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Re: [GreenMachine] black annodized hardware
Keep a light coat of silicone lubricant on it. Salt water enviroments aren't the best locations to have black or standard cadium hardware, but you've probably figured that out yourself.
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Re: [GreenMachine] black annodized hardware
Hey, I have black hardware on one of my rigs - started getting surface rust soon after I got it. I used a mild metal cleaner and a rag rather than emery cloth, I would guess it's not the best idea to introduce surface scratches to a stressed metallic component.
Cheers
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Re: [GreenMachine] black annodized hardware
same here. had some rust pretty soon, but due to some strange kind of reason it never got worse.