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cNr

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Yesterday I managed to get a few casts in, and in the process getting smashed by a few good waves whilst wading.

As they had both been fully submerged, when I got home, I rinsed the reels, and stripped them.

It was quite unbelievable how water manages to find its way into areas where you wouldn't think possible/

I was using a brand new Torium 50, so pulled it apart completely. There was wate/wetness between some of the drag washers. There was plenty of moisture inside the right housing and a significant amount on the left end of the spool.

This was a real wake up, to understand just how much water can get in a reel. Apologies for not taking any pics, but wasn't expecting anything interesting so wasn't prepared!
 
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EugeneC

Sealiner
Toriums are not sealed, so it doesn't surprise me that you got a bit of water inside. I do a lot of spinning and the higher end Shimano spinning reels are sealed, in my experience the seals are pretty good and you won't find that much water getting in.

You have to be reasonable though, if you take your reel for a swim, you can't expect it to come out bone dry on the inside, unless you have a Van Staal.
 
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Kenty

Sealiner
;)..What a 12 year old SL looks like...well my one at any rate....the SL gets stripped right down to the chassis...the ceramic bearings were in a tub of graphite powder and the leather washer were boiling away slowly in a mix of water and parafin.....To soak n wash I use hot , not boiling water with good ole Sunlight liquid....then the rinse is warm water and meth mix.....I dry and let air dry for an hour...then very lightly oil moving points with thin transformer oil and grease on the main gear and pinion with red rubber grease....the leathers get pressed and dried and rubbed with red rubber grease ....lastly a very light spray all over working parts with a NON silicon spray....This system works for me as my SL goes swimming quite often and the red rubber grease dispels water very well....the two spool bearings go in "dry" so to speak ....and that method has worked over the years as taught to me by my toppie...
 

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EugeneC

Sealiner
I think there's a leerfish man also on Sealine ;) You clearly enjoy cleaning your gear, your reel looks brand new. I also have an obsession with cleaning my tackle, next to actually fishing it's one of the most enjoyable parts of the sport for me.

This is off topic, but does anyone have advice on cleaning the the ridges on the jaws of my Leatherman? I've noticed some light rust stains appearing and I can't get rid of it.
 
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frank22

Sealiner
@ Eugene hey bud with the leatherman i got hold of a soft steel wire brush the size of a tooth brush and a scouring pad used on pots and pans (those green ones not the metal ones) rinse my leatherman off in fresh water sometime boiling it slowly in water and a squirt of corrosion block. give it a good scrub with the brush and pad and then give it a good oiling and dry it off with a cloth
 
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