> Recall that the adult human body is comprised of approximately 60% water, some of which is constantly leaking out of our skins mixed with oils and salts. When you touch bare steel with your hands, skin oils, sweat, and the salt contained in sweat stick to the steel and will cause rust. It’s only a matter of how quickly and deeply.
> The solution is to avoid touching bare steel you will later store away with bare fingers, and if you do touch the blade, wipe it clean and apply some oil from your oil pot or spray can right away before returning it to storage.
I copied the above off the internet, because it was easier than trying to tell you to not touch tool steel with bare hands, but to wear gloves. Look at the corrosion marks in the photos - fingerprints. Fuel systems 101.
