[Fot] Tumble cleaning - then treating the hardware?

[robert bownes]

Depending on the environment it's going into, cold (gun) bluing can add
some protection, is easy, and can be done @ home.


On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com> wrote:

> Actually, meant to say black oxide- not a terrific rust preventative, but
> not bad.  However, the traditional process involves caustic salts and is
> not something i can do at home.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 4, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 6/4/20 8:10 AM, Scott Janzen wrote:
> >> Are there any reasonably good home treatments to keep this stuff from
> re-rusting?  Coatings, paint, home oxidizing?
> >>
> >
> > I'm assuming you mean 'anodizing' - oxidizing is easy, just let the
> parts sit somewhere.  They will oxidize, or rust, on their own.
> >
> > It is possible to anodize aluminum at home, though it is not that
> simple.  Didn't Eastwood have a zinc or nickel plating kit available at one
> time?
> >
> > mjb.
> >
> >
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