[TheForge] blackened steel finish

[Jerry Frost]

Phosphoric acid will produce a durable flat black finish but it can turn 
white in spots depending on humidity and such. Ospho is a commercial 
phosphoric acid etch rust converting primer that works well.

frosty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lucky7Steel" <lucky7steel at gmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 6:16 AM
Subject: [TheForge] blackened steel finish


> Anyone have any suggestions for getting basically the mat finish of
> hot rolled on cold rolled steel?
> I have trouble finding Patina's in Toronto.
> suggest?
>
>
> ~Karen~
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