[TheForge] Permalac (alternative)

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Hey Ron, 

I remember when I learned about that finish down at Jeff Mohr's shop.  It was a great meeting.

On Aug 16, 2010, at 10:55 AM, "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> Coating with Watco walnut stain then wiping off with a rag and spraying with
> a clear coat seems to work ok on inside stuff....
> 
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> 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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