Black Residue From Corney Keg Handle

[Brutus Brewer]

I am cleaning some kegs I just got and there is a black residue coming off of the handles of the kegs. Is this common? Is there a way to prevent it from coming off?

 

[The Pol]

It is normal on the old rubber lids... some people have used "tire shine" to help condition the lids and bottoms.

 

[StunnedMonkey]

Is there a way to prevent it from coming off?

Sure. Get it all over your khaki pants. It won't come off of those. Or the white bathtub either.

Seems about 50/50 whether a kegs "sheds" or not. I have some black ones that don't, but some do. Personally I like the green ones or blue ones as they don't seem to rub off.

 

[jcdillin]

heh heh or the wife's towels

still hear that one every other day