How corrosive is your skin?

bearhunter and SND, I see you are both on opposite side of the country and I am in Ontario. So there is a good chance you guys are not talking about me. I am also a machinist and can rust anything that I touch, including some stainless steels. For machined parts a quick spray with WD-40 will stop the rust from forming until I can get the parts delivered to the customer.

My stainless barrels have small rust spots and my iron sights need constant care or they can turn into a pile of rust in a week. For my skeet gun I always wear shooting glove to protect the metal on the gun where my hands come into contact with it.
 
Ive noticed the same thing, but for me it takes a long time for anything to happen, like a week then ill notice it, most likely oils on your skin that do it.
 
I was once told that people with diabetes are prone to leaving permanent fingerprints on blued steel. I've never really looked into it though, just throwing it out there if someone has any further knowledge or can discredit it I'd love to hear it.
 
If anybody want one of my finger prints they just have to look at my 30-30. I touched it once and never wiped it down and it etched a permanant finger print on the side of it.
 
I was wondering about this exact same topic just two days ago. I got my .338 dies out after barely 2 days or so in their box and I could see there was a "nice" red layer forming in the inside. My only theory is that the combination of case lube/my skin was leaving a residue that was highly corrosive.
 
Never had this problem but I have witnessed the rusty fingerprints dilemma.

Have used a product called barrier cream when painting. It's not greasy after you rub it on and paint washes off a lot easier. Bought at paint store.

Might be worth a try. Personally can't stand wearing gloves so I gave this stuff a try.
 
Maybe look at the humidity of the room you are doing your reloading in. The sweat from your hands + humidity may be the combination that is accelerating the process.
 
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