[TheForge] RE: Permalac

[Ron Childers]

Auto parts places sell it. "Extend" is another brand. I think "One Step" is
cheaper.

Ron C

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] RE: Permalac

Grant,

"One Step" is a brand name?

Bill Woolley







Grant Marcoux wrote:
> I think the reaction is Ferric oxide (red?) to Ferric nitrate (black?)
> Anyway, the stuff works....paint on one coat, allow to work for 20
minutes.
> Add another coat and allow to work for 24 hrs.  A rich, deep black is
> produced, with no ash.  You can Permalac over this surface nicely.   Grant
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Mike Spencer
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:57 AM
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>   
>> Permalac may be applied over "1-step" rust converter.
>>     
>
> Okaayyyy, so what exactly do these "rust converter" products do?
>
> Given how many $$ and hours the metal and paint industries put into
> coping  with rust, they sound like snake oil to me.  I have an aerosol
> can of one brand that I've dicked around with a bit without learning
> much. Yes, the red stuff turns black.   And?
>
> So what's the chemistry?  Fe+++ -> Fe++?  What happens at the surface
> the base metal underneath?  To the water of hydration in the red rust?
> What what?
>
>
> - Mike
>
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