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Make my axe head a little prettier
I have a nice old axe head , removed the rust and want some kind of finish on it , blue , black or anything other than zinc plating or galvanization , is this too much to ask?
Matthew Black- Lake Cowichan BC , Canada
2007
It can be black oxided or painted any color you like, Matthew. But only a zinc coating offers sacrificial protection to deter rusting.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2007
Try 20(2)gm tannic/15(1,5) gm phosphoric/1 lit (100 ml) water solution(simple do it yourself rust converter ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] ) -- when dry you must lacquer it (baked 20% shellac solution is best simple finish/30 min.150 °C). Good luck!
Goran Budija- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007
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