[TheForge] Rust Finish

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Wed Oct 11 20:24:31 EDT 2006


Andy; Whats the outdoor life on this stuff? Is it different than 
Penetrol?....PF

Andy Gladish wrote:
> Salt water, then wash, dry and put Penofin on it.
> I do a lot of "fine patination" down on the ocean beach.
> 
> Andy G.
> 
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Just wondering what everyone is using for a quick rust finish on 
>> steel.  I pickled mill scale off of some tube steel yesterday 
>> with muriatic acid then sprayed some hydrogen peroxide for an 
>> orange, thin rust then clear coated to fix.  I'd like to acheive 
>> a darker finish quickly without buying commercially available 
>> mixes like Jax or Sur Fin products.  Is anyone using chemicals 
>> for a rust finish that are readily available?  Thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Woolley
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Manage membership or unsubscribe at:
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> theforge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoaccess.com
> Login:  blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> password:  anvil
> ___________
> 
> 
> 
> 


More information about the TheForge mailing list