Help my mask has turned orange

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snoopy5386

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• Jun 20, 2003

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Last time I went snorkeling was 1998, when I bought mask, snorkel, boots, fins, etc. I just pulled everything out today for an upcoming trip and all the clear silicone has turned orange!!

What Happened?

I stored everything together in one of those rubbermaid totes, could that have caused this? Is there anything I can do to get rid of the orange color?

Is it dangerous to use now? Should I get a new mask and snorkel? The brand is sherwood scuba.

Please Help,
Thanks,
Nicole

 

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• Jun 20, 2003

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No, it's not a problem, nor is it unusual. The older silicon masks have a tendency of doing this, I don't know the scientific reason behind it, but I do see it all the time. You can still use it, it just doesn't look cool.

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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I've heard other divers claim that something in neoprene is what turns the mask silicone yellow. That is probably true, since I wrap my mask in a beanie for protection mask while traveling to/from dive sites, and my masks turn yellow within a year or so.

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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All these clear mask skirts turning funky colors and people wonder why the DIR guys like black...

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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Cave Diver once bubbled...
All these clear mask skirts turning funky colors and people wonder why the DIR guys like black...

Click to expand...

Is there a thread in the history of this board that those three letters are not mentioned in?

Jeeez.....

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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The biggest reason I'd imagine clear rubber turns orange (and some colored materials doo too) is heat over time. SOme of the things I use with clear rubber have turned orange, but, *shrug* who cares. it still works!

-Dennis

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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What's wrong with orange?

 

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• Jun 21, 2003

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Walter,

Nothing! Oranges taste great!

-Dennis