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"blacksmith" question
bill tindall
>I bought a pair of nice blacksmith made irons for my daughter's fireplace at a flea market. They are fabricated from iron and moderately rusted. What should I do to make the rusted surface look more attractive?
1. brush rust off and paint black with paint?, high temperature paint?
2. Brush rust off and "flame" them somehow to provide a wrought iron appearance.
3. Other??
Re: "blacksmith" question
Bob Hackett
>I`d look at a product called "Extend" made by Loc-tite.You just brush off the loose rust and apply this water based product.It looks alot like stove black after it cures.If you`re going to expose these irons to extreme heat then I`d contact the company to see if that would cause problems.If it does you could always just clean `em up(by brush,electrolosis or blasting) and use real stove black.
Mainely,Bob
Re: "blacksmith" question
Randy Johnson
>Authenic "blacksmith finish" is obtained by heating the iron, not REAL hot, but hot enough that even with leather gloves you won't hold it for more than a second. When hot, wipe down with linseed oil.
Re: "blacksmith" question
JL work
>One "trick" that I have seen blacksmiths use is to get all of the rust off by whichever means you choose. Then gently heat it and use vegetable shortening to "season" it. This would be similar to the methods used to season cast iron cookware. This would be a renewable finish and it wouldn't flake off.
that's what our local blacksmith does
Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ
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Re: "blacksmith" question
Todd Hughes
>First befor you put the linseed oil on if you hold it over some green coal smoke to blacken it you will get a better look....If we are talking about iron andirons here I would if real rusty just wire brush them some and then spray paint them with some cheap flat black paint and let it go at that .....Todd
Great Todd-OT
Adam Cherubini, NJ
>then spray paint them with some cheap flat black paint and let it go at that .....Todd
That way you have the added benefit of asphixiating your daughter and her entire family from the toxic fumes from the cheap paint! That really makes things simpler when it comes to making that will!
Adam
Disclaimers: I'm joking, I'm kidding, this is a joke, I did put the Off topic flag on my post, its a joke.
Re: "blacksmith" question
Chad Boehlke
>I am a blacksmith and how I finsh my work is I heat up the iron, use a stiff wire brush to remove rust and such, then use bee's wax to put on the hot iron. This will stop the rust, and if she put them in the fire, it will burn off the wax with out the posion of paint.
thanks all
bill tindall
>It never ceases to amaze me how much knowledge is available on this forum.
Must agree Bill. A lot of knowledge
victor parisian
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