[TheForge] finish help

Wed Jan 9 23:23:01 2002

A good finish for outdoors is an outdoor rated lacquer with corrosion
inhibitors. Syncralac with Irgacore 153 for instance.

Steve Smith

"David R. Crowell" wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed Fasula <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 10:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] finish help
>
> > It sound like the closest powder coating can get to a traditional finish
> is
> > BLACK?  I'm beginning to think there is no good finish out there.  The
> best
> > I have come up with works better than paint but the piece has to be up to
> > red and quenched in it.  Not to good for a gate.
> >
> > Ed
> >
>
> Depends on what you mean by "traditional finish". Most of the architectural
> iron work I have seen (such as gates) that has lasted any length of time out
> doors has been painted, and rather thickly too.
>
> Someone once said "The only real finish to iron out of doors is rusted away
> to nothing"
>
> Sorry but the fact is iron exposed to the elements rusts. The best means of
> blocking the elements out is a thick barrier coat. this why iron is
> galvanized or painted. If you need a material that will look like forged
> steel but will not rust, try plastic it is what most movie swords and armour
> are made out of today. Of course that is painted too.
>
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