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

[Brian Edginton]

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. 

I've had mixed results, but not in a very controlled environment. I've 
had a couple pieces show rusting under the glue and several not. I 
believe that the answer was in heating the metal long and hot enought to 
make sure that no moisture is trapped under the coating.

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