[TheForge] Flat black finish

[Larry Brown]

The customer feels the beeswax is still too shiny to start, tried burning
oi; but it still is giving a sticky residue to start and when you remove the
residue it gets too shiny. I know the beeswax will tone down after a bit. I
need to find my old samples, but I think Sandy caused them to be one of my
piles of rust
Larry B

-----Original Message-----
From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Evarts
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 8:24 PM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Flat black finish

I prefer to use matt black instead of flat.  It looks more like old iron
that had been heated and dipped in linseed oil.
Bob E

-----Original Message-----
From: Saint Phlip
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 8:11 PM
To: Larry Brown ; Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Flat black finish

Flat black paint? that's what we do to make a piece of steel look pretty,
after we've heated and battered it within an inch of its life.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:57 PM, Larry Brown <lp.brown at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi
> Any recommendations for getting a flat black finish on iron or steel.
> Customer wants something so it looks like it was in a barn for the 
> last 50 years. (Without the poop) Thanks Larry Brown
>
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