msmp5
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I have gotten in the habit of documenting my firearms with pictures. On some of the blued and parkerized guns, the pics often do not come out well when taken in my usual manner .... on my iPad. So I typically rub a bit of chalk into the serial number so that it stands out better in the pics (as well as to my aging eyes). Does anyone know if using chalk in this manner has any potentially harmful effects on the metal? I'm kinda wondering if it has moisture in it, and over time - in long term storage in my safe - if might cause rust right on/in the serial numbers? I don't usually worry too much about moisture in my safe, the humidity inside it runs right around 16% year round..... I'm guessing that is a pretty good number for guns in storage? (I'm in the desert Southwest.) Any thoughts/comments on these issues from you very knowledgeable folks?