[TheForge] Rust Finish

Andy Gladish gladish at cnw.com
Thu Oct 12 13:44:04 EDT 2006


Doh! I meant Penetrol, Pete- glad you caught that.

Andy

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> Phoebe Palmer
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:25 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Rust Finish
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> 
> 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
> > 
> > 
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