[TheForge] finish help

[Michael Horgan]

At 11:42 AM 1/7/02 -0800, you wrote:
>ok I just finished a Wrought Iron Trivet you can see it at
>http://flyinghorseforge.homestead.com/finishedtrivet.html
>here is my problem I would like to put a finish on it to help it not rust
>but I've done a heat color to a great peacock blue and don't want to mess it
>up  with it being  something that hot things are put on I don't think a wax
>finish will work and I'm afraid a clear paint will burn . any Ideas?
>Dan Scheid

Nice Looking piece, Dan. A clear powder coat comes to mind. Should have 
enough heat resistance for a hot pot.  Nice design, it would also look good 
with three folding legs to hold a pot over a small fire for coffee on cold 
war mornings.


Michael D. Horgan , lughaid@earthlink.net
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