[TheForge] RE: Unique (?) coating for steel and iron...

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Bruce Freeman wrote:
> >
> > Not really.  What I was doing was pointing out to this forum a cheap,
> > readily available, low-tech coating for iron.  Properties yet untested.
> >
> > I anticipate that hot-melt glue will be an excellent rust preventative,
> > but I have no data to support that.
> >
> > Bruce
>
> Not that I have ever tried this as a coating. But every time I use hot
> glue for other stuff I seem to have a problem with it peeling off.
> Wouldn't it do the same on steel? In otherwords it does not seem to bond
> well to metal so it would seem to me that water/moisture will get under
> it and then you will have accelerated rusting.
>
> Ralph

You know, guys, I really hate to make a practical suggestion, while you guys
are so busy working out your theories, but rather than /a/rg/ , er,
"discussing" the potential properties of hot glue as a metal coating, why
don't you just put it on something you've cleaned up appropriately, and
stick it out in your yard, with maybe a similar, untreated piece, and if you
want to be REALLY scientific, some pieces treated with other known or
suspected rust inhibitors, and try it? I figure in a month or two, you'll
have your answer...

Mean time, I'm going to go look for some more pallets to turn into Useful
Stuff for the Shop....

Saint Phlip,
CoDoLDS

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

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And never a rider who cain't be throwed....