[TheForge] Re: Rust,pickling

[Mike Spencer]

Andy> Last thing I used phospho on had a lot of white powder on the
Andy> surface, kind of like that flux discoloration on forge-welded
Andy> items.

Grant> The discoloration you mention is the "salts" leaching out of small
Grant> joints on the surface.

I think you have two separate things there.  The traces of white after
phosphate should come off with some fine steel wool.  But if it's
gotten down into cracks or joints, it may take a bit of washing, tooth
brushing and waiting (as Grant says) before it's all gone.  I've found
that the salts that work out of forge welded joints is a real
nuisance.  Maybe my forge welds should be better or my flux
different.  Dunno.

- Mike

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