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Is there a seasonal element to ASE milk spotting?

2manycoins2fewfunds2manycoins2fewfunds Posts: 3,081 ✭✭✭
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It was 96 degrees today with 90+ humidity. 100 tomorrow........

As I sit here looking at some 07/08 ASEs pulled for submission it occurs to me it may not be the best time to submit.
They would go from a cool 72 degrees in house/car/Post Office into a truck with 95-120+ degree heat and 90+ humidity.
The cool metal hitting air with a high dew point could certainly cause at least some very light condensation.
Also regardless of what chemical reaction causes milk spotting it certainly could be accellerated by high temp.

How low does the temp get in the belly of a plane??
How hot in a truck trailer?

Makes you wonder..........

Is milk spotting more common one season to another??

Do we need to start submitting ASEs in air tight styrofoam containers??

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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,789 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've never had one milkspot on me in the last 6 years of collecting them (only collected them for 6 years now image ).
    We are quite humid up here but not hot usually.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • Tvac897Tvac897 Posts: 1,478
    What is a milkspot
    -Rome is Burning

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From Florida, to Washington, humidity, temperature etc... NO milkspotting, always kept at home. Have not heard anything yet that attributes milkspotting to any one thing. Cheers, RickO
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,615 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Its been said that you can see the spots before they are visible by using a halogen flashlight. So try that on yours [in a dark room] and see. If it looks like they mite spot and go 70 dip them in eZest before you submit them. If there is no hope for a 70 sell em while you can. Once the spots become visible they are for the most part permanent. Check them with the flashlight again after dipping. Another idea might be to use a dilute solution of sodium or potassium cyanide in pure distilled water. Of course wear gloves and have some good ventilation. You will need to experiment with contact time as leaving them in the cyanide solution too long [2 hours is too long I know] will impart a pale tan color that will not dip off.
    theknowitalltroll;
  • KonaheadKonahead Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I've never had one milkspot on me in the last 6 years of collecting them (only collected them for 6 years now image ).
    We are quite humid up here but not hot usually. >>



    I have had over 200 ASE's since the begining of the program. I have not spots at all. I figured it is because of the desert, but who knows. I am just glad I remain spot free, most are slabed, but many are raw in OGP. ????
    PEACE! This is the first day of the rest of your life.

    Fred, Las Vegas, NV

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