Anybody else who lives on the coast get this problem?

[Bassman18]

I currently live in Sydney City, but i travel down to Wollongong ( On the East Coast of New South Wales) regularly as thats where i keep the majority of my gear/ have a few regular gigs.
For a while now, i've found all the hardware on my basses shows signs of oxidising, but one of them is less then 10 months old! I figured its because of the salty air and humidity/ weather conditions around here?
I've tried cleaning them regularly but its hard to keep up with when in the city studying and working.

Does anybody else who lives on the coast have this problem?

[bassbenj]

Originally Posted by Bassman18

I currently live in Sydney City, but i travel down to Wollongong ( On the East Coast of New South Wales) regularly as thats where i keep the majority of my gear/ have a few regular gigs.
For a while now, i've found all the hardware on my basses shows signs of oxidising, but one of them is less then 10 months old! I figured its because of the salty air and humidity/ weather conditions around here?
I've tried cleaning them regularly but its hard to keep up with when in the city studying and working.

Does anybody else who lives on the coast have this problem?

Not now. But when I was in Florida it was a problem. It's the sea breeze bringing in salt water in the air. It just reeks havoc with anything metal! I don't know what the answer is. Seal gear in large plastic baggies? My solution was to leave Florida for Ohio. [a freshwater lake doesn't do it. It's the salt that is the killer]

[Randall]

I wonder if a little bit of car wax (the kind that does not leave a white residue) on your hardware would keep them in better shape.

[mntngrown]

Keep em in the case when not playing them helps.
My electrician recommended a metal coating product for outdoor stuff, but probably not good for chrome.
I like the regular waxing idea. above.

[Bassman18]

Yeah the car wax thing could work...

[tangentmusic]

Originally Posted by bassbenj

Not now. But when I was in Florida it was a problem. It's the sea breeze bringing in salt water in the air. It just reeks havoc with anything metal! I don't know what the answer is. Seal gear in large plastic baggies? My solution was to leave Florida for Ohio. [a freshwater lake doesn't do it. It's the salt that is the killer]

This is a problem with living on the coast.
Along with trying to keep instruments in their cases,
wipe them down with a dry cheesecloth often.
You may also find in time, the moisture affecting the neck.
Check truss adjustments often too.
I have used a product called Dr. Ducks Axe Wax (contains no wax!) everywhere on my basses & guitars & it seems to help.
I don't know if you can get it in Aus..

[Bassman18]

I'm sure i'll be able to find a similar product! Thanks for the replies!

[interstatejoe]

I live less than a mile from the beach, keep no less than 3 windows in my apartment open at all times and have 6 basses on display in my living room for the past 3 years. The only thing my basses get on them is dust.

[TGLbass]

Your house has a Poltergiest in it then.