Subject: Re: Scale removing solutions

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 96 17:51:33 CST

On Thu, 29 Feb 96 15:47 CST  [email-masked] wrote:
><<After a muriatic bath I let one rust outside
>for about 3 mths before sealing it with boiled linseed 
oil and it has a lovely
>soft looking skin on the flower that I don't know how to 
achieve any other 
>way.>>
>
>I've noticed this technique talked about recently ... 
boiled linseed oil 
>finishing. Is this applied to raw steel? What sort of a 
finish does it provide? 
>Is it suitable for indoors only? Is it oily to the touch 
at all?

Linseed Oil and Wax are about as traditional as you can 
get in metal finishing.  You can burn it off for a warm 
black or brown finish.  You can also appy it to brushed or 
bright finished metal as a coating.  It works really well 
and does a very good job at preventing rust.  As a cold 
finish, mix it 50/50 with mineral spirits and add japan 
drier.  It will be thin enough to get into every crack and 
crevice, and the Japan drier will help it dry promptly.  
Linseed oil on metal minus the drier takes DDAAAYYYSSS.... 
to dry.

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From: George Ezell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 06 May 1996 00:10:53 -0500

> Linseed oil on metal minus the drier takes DDAAAYYYSSS....

Hi Stephen,
	You asked about finishes for forged metal, so I decided to
send you this previous post from Mr. Garland (thanks for the information!)
	Wire brushing is good for removing scale, be shure to wear
eye, hand, and body protection when using the powered version
(it's not fun picking those wire bristles out of your chest!).
Also, those power brushes GRAB, so go easy, not too much pressure,
if the brush is hand held clamp the work tightly in a vise.
	Hope that helps answer you question.
		George E.