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Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Douglas Roeber (---)
Date: October 01, 2024 04:22PM

Are FUJI gold frame guides corrosion resistant? In the past gold frame guides have corrodes badly while using in saltwater.

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Re: Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Kendall Cikanek (---)
Date: October 01, 2024 09:46PM

I’ve not seen Fuji advertise a newer ionic process based gold finish for their guide frames. I didn’t find it in a search I just tried. The traditional, brass-based gold finishes aren’t good around saltwater because they contain zinc. Zinc is very rust resistant in air and air containing freshwater, but not good in a salty or acidic electrolyte. It goes from being a great rust preventer to becoming a great sacrificial anode in the presence of saltwater.

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Re: Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: October 01, 2024 11:37PM

It does turn a nice green though.

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Re: Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Michael Ward (---)
Date: October 01, 2024 11:55PM


How about a guide in multiple shades of gold that will never corrode as it’s made of titanium…. Or ones with very low corrosion potential that are powder coated your choice of color

I custom color titanium (anodized) and stainless (powder coat) guides for rod builders.

Check out more at www.customcoloredguides.com


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Re: Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Kendall Cikanek (---)
Date: October 02, 2024 01:47AM

Spencer Phipps Wrote:
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> It does turn a nice green though.

Yes, the copper component remains.

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Re: Fuji gold frame guide corrosion
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.us-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com)
Date: October 02, 2024 12:48PM

Pac Bay used a Ti plasma coating instead of the norm above, their finishes would probably hold up better, I haven't tried their TiGold but my TiBronze guides have held up well.

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