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Re: playing in the rain

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-06-17 21:58

Paul Aviles wrote:

> You have to remember that rain now has a high acid content
> (that's why you see new cars with that white plastic Seran Wrap
> on them headed to dealerships).
>

So, is this "rust" some other corrosion (i.e. from acid rain) or are the metals involved actually susceptible to rust or some equivalent form of oxidation? If the problem is the acidity of the rainwater, I suspect more than just "rusted" metal might be at stake - acidic rainwater might do a number on pads and plating. It might also wash out lubrication that water wouldn't affect.

I'm not asking all of this to be contrarian - I've never really worried about a little rainfall if I needed to get from a bandstand to shelter when a sudden storm or drizzle developed during a concert, although I haven't ever continued to play in rain. Maybe I should have been more concerned.

Karl

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