Saber oxidization, anybody else get this?

[Mandingolrian]

Spent about an hour spinning my Apprentice V4. The raw aluminum turns my hands black just like when I used to wear a gold band on my finger.
Any of the rest of you experience this?

[Mandingolrian]

[Darth Cephalus]

Yes, it happens. It will lessen over time and use though. The choke point on my primary spinning saber has a different looking finish now than it used to. It is a lot less shiny, but it no longer blackens my hands.

[Iram]

Yes, it happens. It will lessen over time and use though. The choke point on my primary spinning saber has a different looking finish now than it used to. It is a lot less shiny, but it no longer blackens my hands.

so what's a permanent fix?

[Darth Cephalus]

Either gloves, or put up with it until your saber is broken in.

[Iram]

Either gloves, or put up with it until your saber is broken in.

[Kham-Ryn Kurios]

While this is not something I have ever encountered, could it be schmutz from the manufacturing process? A thin layer of dust?

[Darth Cephalus]

I would have called it oxidation as well. It only happens with intense use and it stops once you have rubbed some of the shine off the aluminum.

[Spades]

reading the title of this thread i thought that there was rust.  I think that is just a little finish and whatever left over from the fabrication. I can not speak to the specifics of it but i know that whenever something is machined, its filthy. then there is always whats on your hands.

A pair of gloves and wiping down your saber before and after each use could help some too. but as far as i can tell that is not oxidation its just metal crud. most likely the finish on the metal or left over dried oil from the machining process or something like that.