[TheForge] cortisone and rust

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

Ah...thanks again Clyde!

On 10/28/2010 7:21 AM, Clyde Wynia wrote:
> I sometimes get some rust washing off to bare metal if I forget to wash the
> piece over night. I usually rinse off after an hour. At that time I have a
> pretty good rust started and rinsing doesn't was it off.
>
>
> Peter wrote:
>
> Clyde, any idea of what would cause your excellent rust formula to
> seemingly work well, but then areas of the patina float off when sprayed
> down with a hose the next day?
> It's possible that my preparatory alcohol flush  caused some oils to
> rise up out of the clean plywood the piece was set on for the alc scrub
> down...(that's the bottom surface that has the problem) . But that's all
> i can think of. It was thoroughly wire brushed.
>
>
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