Ballin21 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Might be a dumb question, but what blade type doesn’t rust? Do they all rust at some point? Need some help. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 brass blades do not rust, some blades are made from steel, they will rust. so if you buy nickel plated bladew you need to find out if they are brass or steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaery Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 a magnet will pick up steel blade, it will not pick up brass blades unless they are nickle plated and the nickle will be slightly attracted to a magnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballin21 Posted April 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 55 minutes ago, dlaery said: a magnet will pick up steel blade, it will not pick up brass blades unless they are nickle plated and the nickle will be slightly attracted to a magnet. Thank you for the info. I’ll keep that in mind when I’m purchasing some more blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 There are also stainless steel blades, which I have seen, however they are not that common. These will not rust as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Plated steel blades aren't that common anymore. Steel blades are more commonly sold raw or painted. Yes, most of the painted blades you buy are steel. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I think you are talking about tarnish and not rust. Not all brass blades are equal, some are plain brass and then there are the lacquer coated brass blades. Plain brass blades, even those that are plated will tarnish. Lacquer coated ones will tarnish but it takes years but there is a way to prevent it. Take a damp, not wet, just damp towel and use it to apply a thin coat of your favorite paste car wax to the blade. Do it before storing your spinnerbaits and they won't tarnish. If you are in an area that you can fish year round then apply a coat about once a year and you'll be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballin21 Posted April 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 @smalljawthank you for the break down of that information. Really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
