[TheForge] Rust Finish

[Andy Gladish]

I live by the salt water and recommend that people recoat yearly..seems to
work fine.  It's so easy to apply, and if the customers do it themselves,
they get to appreciate their fine ironwork all over again (and think about
more!)
A.

> On Oct 11, 2006, at 8:24 PM, Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer wrote:
>
> > 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
>