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04-18-2020, 10:51 AM | #1 |
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Try this for a natural, unfinished look
Try this for a natuaral, unfinished look...
Yesterday, 11:10 PM I cleaned up a bunch of nuts and bolts the best I could. Then I put them in stright Evaporust to get what small amount of rust I missed like threads inside nuts for about 48 hours. Then I drained the Evaporust from the batch NOT using any type of rince water. I put the batch of still wet nuts and bolts in a plastic container and just let them dry on their own moving them around every once in a while. Did this about 8 months ago or so and they are still holding their own sheen...Much better than painting and gives the nuts and bolts a much more "natural", unfinished steel look. Pluck |
04-18-2020, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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Interesting, thanks Pluck.
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04-18-2020, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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Re: Try this for a natural, unfinished look
Do you have a before and after picture?
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04-18-2020, 01:41 PM | #4 |
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I will get a photo but just amigine a group of nuts and bolts cleaned up with a wire wheel brush...nice and silver looking. After the evaporust...a very, very, very, very, light grayish color but still in the ball park of slightly unfinished.
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04-19-2020, 02:23 PM | #5 |
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Photo from Pluck -
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04-19-2020, 02:26 PM | #6 |
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04-19-2020, 10:40 PM | #7 |
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Re: Try this for a natural, unfinished look
So I wonder how long it will last?
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04-20-2020, 11:08 AM | #8 |
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Re: Try this for a natural, unfinished look
Clear paint.
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04-20-2020, 03:51 PM | #9 |
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Re: Try this for a natural, unfinished look
Evaporust is a great thing. I have had success with it many times. Only down side is its a bit pricey.2020-04-14_09-02-19 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr
2020-04-14_10-09-41 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Heres a couple of bolts that I just cleaned up for a resto I am working on currently. I have a large wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. I can hold the bolt - very carefully- with a pair of channel locks. Rotating around a few times and they come out looking like this. From rust to finish in about a minute or so. |
04-21-2020, 06:51 AM | #10 |
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Thats the same way that I do it. Works well, and its quick.
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04-22-2020, 07:25 AM | #11 |
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Re: Try this for a natural, unfinished look
(Heres a couple of bolts that I just cleaned up for a resto I am working on currently. I have a large wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. I can hold the bolt - very carefully- with a pair of channel locks. Rotating around a few times and they come out looking like this. From rust to finish in about a minute or so.)
To keep them looking like that for a year or more coat them with Flood Penetrol and let them dry before installation. Hot Rod and other old car people do this to entire vehicles to protect "patina". John |
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