Hot caustic bluing.

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Hot caustic bluing.

Post by eljefe » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:25 pm

http://www.finishing.com/1000-1199/1150.shtml
''It dont mean a thing, if it aint got that zing!''

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Re: Hot caustic bluing.

Post by winnie_the_pooh » Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:20 pm

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts178.html
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Re: Hot caustic bluing.

Post by eljefe » Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:04 pm

Yup, all true
''It dont mean a thing, if it aint got that zing!''

"...Oh but if I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away..."
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Re: Hot caustic bluing.

Post by MoA » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:25 pm

trying this at home, looks like a good way to rust finish everything... :D
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Re: Hot caustic bluing.

Post by darwinmauser » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:59 am

Hot caustic bluing is not the nicest or most durable blue . I use rust blue for my refinishing jobs ,not nearly as toxic or dangerous and a very nice durable finish if it's done right .

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