[TheForge] Re: Rust,pickling

Tue Aug 12 20:26:00 2003

Mike:  I typically use plain Anhydrous Borax and get no leaching, at least
on blades.

                                                                    Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Re: Rust,pickling

>
> 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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