Corrosion Skele vs Skele

[Niro]

I been meaning to show this for a long time. There has been some talk about Leathermans and corrosion and how they don’t get along well with salty sea water.

I have one Skeletool witch I use when I go scuba diving and yes I bring it with me down under water. On a typical diving day I do the first dive at noon and then I come back home 6 pm, that meen that the Skeletool have been exposed to salt water for  6 hours.
When I come home I rinse it of with fresh water and spray it with WD40. If I stay in a hotel I only rinse it.
This Skeletool have been on about 15 dive trips.

My other Skeletool have never been in contact with water and have lived its life mostly indoor.

[bmot]

Considering LM's reputation, that's actually not bad at all 


It's only a bit of surface rust on the plier head, right? Or is there rust I didn't see in other spots?

[Niro]

Yes that’s right, only some small rust on the plier head. The coting on the bits went away after the first day. Now I don’t bring them with me on the dive anymore.

[JAfromMn]

This shows what proper tool maintenance can do.

I've not had much of a problem with rust either because I try take care of my tools.

thanks for posting it Niro

[sawman]

Very informative, thanks

[Roche]

Once a year, usually Memorial Day weekend, I give my MTs a WD40 bath and brushing.  But that could take a month or so for some of the collections I've seen around here.