| Weapon Care
Why does that subject sound like a military term? I.E. your guns and how to care for them.
Anyway off tangent.
One of the posts on the discussion board requested information on mask and weapon care in high humidity areas.
The best way to prevent rust on your weapon and mask is:
1. to not store your weapon and mask with your recently used (i.e. sweaty) jacket, lame, underarm protector or shoes. Placing your weapons and jacket with this equipment will rust your equipment quickly.
2. make some scabbards. Go to Home Depot or any home improvement store such as Lowes, Dixieland, etc. and purchase some 1/2" PVC pipe, T-Connectors, caps and small bungee cords. Place the T connector at one end of the pipe, measure the distance from the end of the T to 90cm (max length of a foil/epee), cut the pipe and cap it. Drill a hole through the open end of the T, and presto, you have a scabbard, which you can secure to your weapon with a simple bungee cord. (You can skip the T if you like, I just find it easier to secure the bungee this way)
3. Mineral Oil. Oil and water do not mix, and the same applys when you place oil on weapons and masks. The cheapest mineral oil is Johnson's baby oil (the only additional ingredient in baby oil is fragrance, which will make your mask smell better anyway). Moisten a small piece of cloth, no larger than a bath towel, about 12" by 12", with mineral oil and wipe the outside and inside of the mask with it. Doing this about twice a month should prevent rust from forming in the mask, or on the weapon. If rust does form on the weapon, just sand it down, and place some oil on the blade. Oil will not damage your equipment, and will make your equipment last a little longer.
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