[TheForge] ironwork finish

[Cindy and James]

Haven't tried duracoat yet.

There is a product called Flitz (www.flitz.com) and they make a 
gun/knife polish, among other things.  I bought a quart of the paste 
polish several years ago.  Like all things it requires elbow grease but 
does work well.  My wife said it was too aggressive to be used on silver 
plated objects.  I haven't tried it on ironwork probably would be ok for 
that.

Their gun/knife stuff might work well on ironwork, if it is as good as 
what they say.  Has anybody tried it or anything else they make?

I've been using pure beeswax on indoor work, heated the metal with a 
rosebud torch till hot enough to burn the wax and then kept applying wax 
till the piece cooled enough that the wax would no longer melt... apply, 
wipe/ reapply, wipe, etc. etc.  Gives a matte black finish which is 
pleasing, depending up on the application, client, etc.  finish is a tad 
sticky for a week or 2, then the stick goes away.  Dang messy process!

I did a rebar staircase railing this way, about 40 linear ft of railing, 
side panels, etc. plus a super structure under the wooden staircase from 
6 and 8" by 3/8" plate to add support as the carpenter's design was 
letting the steps flex as much as 1/4" when stepped on (the only support 
was in the center of the semi-spiral staircase).  I stopped the flexing 
of the steps and the supporting structure dramatically improved the 
looks of the client's loft apt.

James Allcorn

> Duracote also claims you  can coat wood with it.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Degner" <780 at mchsi.com>
> To: "'Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] duracoat finish
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>
>> In firearms  applications they are coating plastic glock and AR15s 
>> which are
>> aluminum and plastic
>> The down side is $12 an oz for paint.
>>
>> Roger R Degner
>>
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