Originally Posted By: Mike Bonner
I use floor wax applied and not polished off to protect non-blued and blued receiver and barrels on my guns,as my palms seem to exude sweat that really corrodes, so much so that I keep thin cotton gloves in the car and put them on if I am going to handle guns in a gunshop. Wonder why this afflicts not everybody?
Mike


Mike,
I've heard that beer drinkers (and probably wine drinkers as well) have higher salt and acid content in their sweat. I imagine other foods can have similar effects.