[TheForge] Finishing

[Mark Novak]

I'm trying to seal the steel curtain rods and hardware I just made,  
but need some ideas on what to use. The goal is to put on a clear  
coat to preserve the color I made with my propane torch.

I used clear spray acrylic on my last set, but that scratched really  
easily and a friend of mine said that it's not actually that great  
for keeping out moisture. I could get them clear powdercoated, but  
that adds cost and I've found that it scratches pretty easily, too.

Any ideas?