[TheForge] Re: Free the Stake!

[Jerry Frost]

The phosphate coat takes up far less space than iron 
oxide does.

Cheap effective route is Naval Jelly. It's around a 30% 
solution with a surfacant and jelling agent so it 
sticks. I've had excellent results on deep rust and 
rusted together pieces by diluting it 50/50 with clean 
water and soaking over night.

Warm or hot metal will increase capillary action and 
draw it into the joint. A good soaking in detergent 
first is also a good idea.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "GRAF" <adveniam at att.net>


>I am just guessing here.
> I'd probably not use the phosphoric for separating 
> the pieces.
> Like Andy says it probably will leave a phosphate 
> finish, which takes up space, which is 
> counterproductive when trying to separate things 
> wedged together.
> I'd stay with something that dissolves the rust PB 
> blaster or the HCL and will keep it in solution while 
> freeing things up is in progress.
> The phosphoric sounds like a good idea once you have 
> two pieces.
>
> Mike Graf
>