Sounds like you still wasted a lot of water on those pines.

Ever get pushback from coworkers who find it confusing, @derek_murray?

Wait, you're saying the carbon just wears off over time? That's crazy if a piece of metal getting rained on and driven for years changes how it takes color now. So the steel is basically pre-weathered and that's why the patina forms super fast?

See if the air flow note is in the same small print as the 'do not eat' warning.