[TheForge] oil/wax finish, blackened steel

[Woolley]

You will not have a good time trying to match finishes on these two very 
different metal stocks.  Start by bringing the tubesteel to a bright 
finish by grinding, abrading etc. however you see fit, then applying 
chems for your blackening stage. Good luck!!


On 10/22/2010 6:51 PM, Andy Gladish wrote:
> Yikes!
> I'm working on a railing that needs to be finished this weekend, and thought
> I knew how to do a blackened finish...looks fine on the forged stuff, but
> it's a mix of square tube and forged parts and the finish I get from heating
> the steel til the wax mixture smokes when I apply it, is VERY different on
> the tubing than it is on the forged parts...
> Any suggestions, anyone?
> Thanks!
> Andy Gladish
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> TheForge mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/theforge
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:TheForge at mailman.qth.net
>
> TheForge mail list group photo site is
> http://www.photoaccess.com
> Login: blacksmithblacksmith at hotmail.com
> Password: anvil
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>