08-14-2003, 05:22 PM
We have just had a very sweaty session at Stoneleigh and there the Loricae were covered in rust due to the sweat and the high humidity.<br>
We must also remember that we use steel which rusts much more easily than iron<br>
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We have had a few threads on paint and I doubt whether the milk paints the Romans had would be better protection than a layer of ubiquitous olive oil.<br>
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Mine is painted on the inside but it wears away where there is frictionbut then I cannot recall cleaning the inside so that is a blessing. <p></p><i></i>
We must also remember that we use steel which rusts much more easily than iron<br>
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We have had a few threads on paint and I doubt whether the milk paints the Romans had would be better protection than a layer of ubiquitous olive oil.<br>
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Mine is painted on the inside but it wears away where there is frictionbut then I cannot recall cleaning the inside so that is a blessing. <p></p><i></i>
Quod imperatum fuerit facimus et ad omnem tesseram parati erimus