"rhyme" runeword not working

Hello, i have put the Shael + Eth runes into a non magic shield with 2 sockets
And the runeword is not appearing.
i only have shael+eth with bad stats on it…

Must’ve been a magic “mechanical’s” shield? Can you provide a screenshot?

Same deal over here. It was a “mechanic’s kite shield”. Why would it not work with it?

Mechanic’s is a magical affix and runewords don’t work in magical items. Remember that if the item name is blue - it’s not viable for a runeword.

yup, runewords only work in greys. or whites that you get socketed (and thus turn grey)

It wasnt a magical one.
It was a grey one.
With just “increase durability” feature. but the name was still grey

Screenshot would be helpful.