i just bought a cool set of tips a few weeks ago. so i wanted to try them out and play. i took some out, played, washed them and put them back. i took out one of the two flower nails, made some roses, washed it and....
it rusted! what the heck?
has anyone else had this problem? i will need to use my nails as a heating element for two sheet cakes i'm making soon and i certainly don't want to put rusty flower nails in it. why would they rust on me?
this is actually the second nail to rust on me. they are all wilton.
they rust just under the head, where it meets the nail.
Maybe it is our detergent! I filled a bag with icing and started piping and saw little specks of metal. I was totally FREAKING out!!!!!!!! I soon discovered that the metal covering was coming off of the tip! Now this was not hard metal, it was almost paper-like. Anyway, had to through them out!
this is actually the second nail to rust on me. they are all wilton.
they rust just under the head, where it meets the nail.
I had this happen also, same place and there Wiltons also. I also need mine for baking. I had used mine in a cake last week and than put them in the dishwasher and when to bed. I unloaded the dishwasher after I got the kids off to school and I saw some rust on both of the flower nails. 
I wouldn't put the flower nails in the dishwasher. The element used to sauder the head to the sharp part is what rusts. You need to hand wash and dry them and they won't rust.
Hope that helped.
angie
This has not happened to me. If I were any of the ones that had this happen I would contact Wilton and let them know. If they get all these emails or letters or calls they will look into it. I had one of the decorator plates and it broke I called them and within a week or so I had TWO new ones. I sent tham the brokken one. They are good at replacing things that are not just right.
Hope that helps.
Vic
I have a wilton nail that rusted and 2 off brands that never have and I wash them the same way. The magic eraser sounds like an idea.
Thanks for the tip.
Patricia
I had the exact same problem with an auction I just one on ebay.....got unopened master tip set and deluxe tip set and after boiling them and letting them air dry I found all the flower nails rusted!!
oooh, i'll try the magic eraser! will they be okay to use in a cake if i do that, though? or should i buy new ones?
i might also try writing to wilton. they should't be rusting if they are used for food.
yay! i emailed wilton today and they are sending me new nails! of course, i should have asked how to keep them from rusting, but i didn't think of it.
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