[TheForge] Blackening Steel

[Woolley]

Jerry ,

I haven't tried any Brownells products.  TSP is an oil based product?  I 
usually finish with lacquer, sometimes tongue oil.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Smith" <jerry_smith at anvilsandinkstudios.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Blackening Steel


> Bill,
>
> Have you tried TSP as your stopping agent? Most
> hardware stores have it on hand.
>
> Have you tried the stuff that Brownells sells, I have
> had no problem with all of their stuff. I even learned
> how to do electroless nickle that really works from
> one of their product lines.
>
> Jerry
>
> --- Woolley <wjec at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I've been using Birchwood Casey Presto Black and
>> their blackening gel ( can't remember the name) to
>> try to blacken steel. I apply with a sponge soaked
>> in the solution full strength.  I stop the agent
>> with water, usually from a hose or spray bottle
>> depending on the size of the piece. What has been
>> happening is before I can dry and finish with a
>> clear the pieces have been flash rusting (their
>> term). The end results can be very pleasant
>> variations of browns and dark greens, not black or
>> blue black. I spoke to the company rep about it but
>> his suggestions haven't worked. They include not
>> stopping the blackening agent with a water hose,
>> drying immediately, swabbing it off with a wet
>> sponge, using a baking soda- water mix to stop.  Has
>> anyone had any experience with these products and
>> worked through similiar problems?  I have achieved a
>> nice blue black with their products before but not
>> in awhile and not with what I remember any different
>> method besides the one I describe.  I'm pretty
>> frustrated at this point.  Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Woolley
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