[TheForge] Hand cream and Rust

[dann at wctatel.net]

Karen,

Your dog's stomach (and mine) is  much more acidic than most products you
can buy.  However,  plain table vinegar and table salt  wiped on metal
with a  wash cloth, will accelerate the rusting process. ( It also works
like a dilute solution of the commercial product "Lime Away"  to clean
tarnish and lime deposits from dishes.

Dann

> Hi there,
>
> I've found that Shea Butter works really well for a hand cream. I've taken
> to only buying stuff at the health food stores for my hands because you
> can
> get pure minimal ingredient type things. The smell of bag balm is enough
> to
> ..well...i can't stand it. Maybe cows can't smell that well or just can't
> say. ;-)
>
> I've been rusting some pieces in my yard with salt water (can't figure out
> the acid stuff without fearing for my dog's life!). I've seen people spray
> lacquer over to seal them. Doesn't this just seal in the rust? would make
> sense to me that the piece would just continue to rust underneath the
> lacquer no?
>
> any thoughts?
>
> ~KarenC~
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