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Accelerated Rusting Desired
I am making bakers racks and am being asked for a rusted finish...I have heard I can apply muriatic acid ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] to speed up the process...can anyone provide me with another method?
John Doyleblacksmith - Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Salt water.
John Holroyd- Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Do they really want rusty baker's racks, or do they want a color that looks like rust? Real rust would yield an inferior rack that will not last as long and might get rust into whatever food they are baking.
Tim Neveau
Rochester Hills, Michigan
John, try chlorine (javex or pool)... 300 years rust overnight.
Peter Staples- Cavan, On, Canada
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