After I skate, I wipe them down and put soft guards on. After they get dry, I put my hard guards back on. (This is all after I take them off.) Is this bad for my skates? I know they can't rust because there is no moisture on the blades.
Is it bad to leave my hard guards on my skates?
If you're not going to be walking in your skates off of the ice, don't leave your guards on your skate blades. Plastic does not absorb moisture and will actually help to speed up the corrosion of your blades as this promotes rusting. To keep your blades from rusting, when not walking in your skates off-ice, take off the guards and wipe the blades dry with a terry cloth and/or shammie to dry off the water. Then place on soakers (terri clothe coverings for your blades) to soak up any extra moisture from temperature change.
Reply:well,it is actually better to wipe your skates down, then put your soakers on.leave your soakers on for about an hour so they can, you know,soak.and then after an hour put on your hard guards.
Reply:Yes, this is bad for your blades as there is still moisture on the hard guards from wearing them when you get off the ice. The best way to store your skates is with the soft guards on.
Reply:Yes, even though you have dried off your skates there is still moisture in the guards which can cause the blades to still rust. It's best to store them in the soft guards until you will be putting them back on to walk on them again.
Reply:I think what your doing is good, its kinda what I do. But if you don't dry them or they aren't completely dry then they can get rusty happened to me twice but sometimes when you sharpen them the rust comes off.
tanning
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