[TheForge] Permalac

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

It's basically a wood worker's finish and they can let it 
soak in...we cant.

Woolley wrote:
> Lucky7Steel wrote:
>> Well, my 2 cents for the Permalac thread.
>>
>> So far some of the good things i've noticed are for one, it doesn't smell as
>> bad as tremclad. Also, it dries to touch in like....2 minutes.
>> I have no idea how it'll do outside (i guess if it rusts asap i'll get an
>> angry client call of course). it said it covers something like 24ft but one
>> can barely covered my piece which is mostly made of 3/4 steel rods. Sadly
>> it's also about 3 times the price of Tremclad. It better not rust!! ;-)
>> I was talking to some furniture folks last week who blacken steel with a
>> patina (probably jax i'd think) and then coat with Tung oil. Anyone have an
>> opinion on such things?
>>
>> ~karen~
>>   
> 
> I have used tung oil as a finish over blackening agents.  Nice but 
> thin.  The finish broke down inside quite quickly.  I would advise 
> several coats if you want to use it.
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