[TheForge] Rust Finish

[Bruce Freeman]

Rusted steel is typically an orange color.  It that
the color you're getting?

I have seen pure iron with an oxide coat that turns
your hands red.  When I saw that I finally understood
why, in the late 19th century, people had difficulty
distinguishing iron rust from blood, and a test was
needed to do so.

I do not know that you can induce this color rust on
pure iron or wrought iron, but I would expect you
could.  However, I've never seen such a color on
steel.

I think you may have to apply color to get what the
customer wants.

Bruce
NJ
--- Wayne Ackman <stryker at vulcanproductions.us> wrote:

> I have a job where he wants a rust finish.  I tried
> muriatic acid, and 
> some stuff I bought called Easy Rust Finish.  Not so
> easy really, you 
> have to remove every bit of the mill scale.  both
> did a rust finish but 
> it is an orange color.  He wants it to be more
> reddish than I am 
> getting.  I heard ferric nitrate might do the trick.
>  Opinions?  Also 
> where would I get that?  Besides ordering it online,
> i mean.  thanks for 
> any suggestions
> 
> Wayne
> 
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