Some folks claim that WD-40 will do everything from catch fish to repelling mosquitoes. Well the WD-40 debate has been going on since old Danny Boone whacked his first bear. What you could do, if sufficiently angry, is to hire an expert metal finishing consult to give you a formal appraisal of the plating, and then present it to the local sales agent, along with a demand for a full refund. I do like Rod's suggestion, but since the mfr is probably 12,000 miles away, arranging the manure delivery might be difficult. I have to disagree with Rod's description of WD-40, having used it forever on my guns, including one from 1963, and the blueing on them is all still near perfect. But that's just me! I'm certainly not recommending that you go out and do it! I would have said to hell with the legal stuff, bought a new set of clubs, had a load of horse manure delivered to the door step of the manufacture and poked the old clubs into it in a nice floral array with a thanks for nothing note. You seam to have a bit more patients than I do. Cheap clubs (explains the lovely service and the bull excuse that my 12 year old nephew wouldn't buy)! And, a poor plate job which explains the rust. I generally don't like to point fingers unless I'm 100% certain so I'll just stand behind my first statement. I do happen to use the stuff on everything else as a general purpose cleaner and rust preventative though and in my life I've probably gone through 45 gallons of the crap. We don't use it because the blueing found on firearms is an actual form of rust (black oxide). The oil and the detergent are there for basically one purpose and one purpose only. WD-40 is a very light grade of machine oil with a detergent built into it. Well in the firearms industry WD-40 is taboo. They can probably suggest a local contact who can give a professional opinion to back up your claim They are anxious to protect the reputation of our industry. I suggest you contact the Institute of metal finishing. It does not contain silicones but it would be irrelevant to their argument if it did. WD-40 was developed as a maintenance product for the Polaris missile project - not much rust on those! In Pier One's defense, it wasn't sold for outdoor bars, but it rusted noticeably in one, count 'em, ONE day. Here is a nickel-chrome plated bar rack only 24 hours after being removed from its packaging, but outside on a damp day. If there are pinholes or porosity, the nickel forces the underlying steel into becoming a sacrificial anode, and it causes galvanic corrosion of the steel - making it rust much faster than it would have done if it had no plating at all :-( I'm confident that Jeffrey's answer was the correct one :-)ĭone really well, chrome plating can be remarkably corrosion resistant per Rod Henrickson's testimonial and per common knowledge of truck bumpers and auto grills lasting a decade and more (sometimes much more), in the worst imaginable conditions.īut if not done well, chrome plating isn't merely a poor corrosion fighter, it's an exceptionally powerful corrosion causer! That's because decorative chrome plating always involves a nickel plating layer, and nickel is "noble" with respect to steel. when she was good, she was very, very good, should a golf shaft rust so quickly, should the chrome wear away rubbing against the velvet collar of the golf bag and what can I do in future to keep them in good condition? John Nicholson The chrome on my 18 month old putter is fine. The chrome on a couple of the shafts has also worn away where they come into contact with the velvet collar of the golf bag. I was advised to make sure I cleaned any moisture off after playing (which I have always done anyway) and told to put a coating of light oil (WD40) on them every few weeks.Ī couple of months on (after one of the driest spells for years) and the new shafts have started to rust. After 6 months the shafts started to rust and I returned them and the manufacturer, rather reluctantly, agreed to replace the shafts. About 9 months ago I bought a new set of golf clubs. Chrome golf club shafts rust in 6 months Plating, anodizing, & finishing Q&As since 1989
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