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Topic:Rusting steel surfaces
Follow UpsBramblebush ForumsFAQ Posted by Clyde Wynia on March 25, 1998 at 19:05:40:
Re: Hydrogen Peroxide - the wonder finish >> For nice pitting, sprinkle granulated salt, sodium chloride, on the hydrogen peroxide dampened surface. You can control the pitting by: how closely, how many and the size of the salt grains you apply.
Your right. It is a fantastice way of getting different colorful rusts fast without the nasty chemicals. Peroxide works much faster if you add about a 1/4 cup of vinegar to the pint of peroxide and a couple of tablespoons of salt.
For nice pitting, sprinkle granulated salt, sodium chloride, on the hydrogen peroxide dampened surface. You can control the pitting by: how closely, how many and the size of the salt grains you apply. : I tried out the hydrogen peroxide method for the first time recently, and was astounded with what I got. : : Your right. It is a fantastice way of getting different colorful rusts fast without the nasty chemicals. Peroxide works much faster if you add about a 1/4 cup of vinegar to the pint of peroxide and a couple of tablespoons of salt. : If you heat the iron so that the solution almost boils off you get absolutely instant rust. You do have to put up with the vinegar smell. : Sandblasting works great for cleaning the metal of oils, scale etc and gives the solution a nice surface to bite. : Clyde Wynia : M222 Sugarbush Lane : Marshfield, WI 54449 : 715-387-1653 Home : 715-387-2580 Office : 715-387-1212 Fax " /> Follow UpsBramblebush ForumsFAQ |
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