[TheForge] Cleaner for mild steel

Tue Jun 3 20:04:00 2003

Bill,

Hot soapy water?

I am curious how the plate will be used. How heavy is the plate? Is it rusted? What areas of the house? will the plate be used?

Bob S.
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>Greetings,
>
>I'm cladding  interior surfaces with mild steel plate.  The client wants 
>the mill scale intact.  I'm buying plate that has been exposed to 
>moisture as it sits stacked up in the warehouse so it is patterned, or 
>marked by the moisture.  This he likes.  I'm trying, to no avail, to 
>remove what I think is mild grease and oil from handling.  I've tried 
>alcohol, mineral spirits, turpentine, acetone degreaser.  Acetone and 
>degreaser are changing the color of the mill scale, the others are 
>helping but not fully getting it done.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>Bill Woolley
>
>
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