Some customers have commented that when Stabilant 22 was used on some contacts, the film has acquired a pale colored tint (ranging from indigo through green) and have expressed concern over this phenomenon.

It occurs primarily because of minute amounts of corrosion being present either on the surface of the connector material, in locations where there are pinholes in the precious metal plating that is often employed, or at the nonplated and therefore unprotected edges of card edge male contacts. The application of the Stabilant lifts and dilutes these trace corrosion products producing the visible color change. Many metal oxides or corrosion complexes are often highly colored (as demonstrated by their use in artist's pigments) and a very minute amount can result in a tinting of the otherwise colorless Stabilant film. Part of Stabilant's beneficial action is its ability to keep these from interfering with the actual contact interface.

If this coloration is of concern, reapplication of the Stabilant will so dilute it as to render it negligible. However, as the color rarely has any effect on the proper operation of the connector most service personnel or manufacturers simply ignore the effect.