<div dir="ltr"><div>Depending on the environment it's going into, cold (gun) bluing can add some protection, is easy, and can be done @ home.</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 12:11 PM Scott Janzen <<a href="mailto:sjanzen@me.com">sjanzen@me.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">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.<br>
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> On Jun 4, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Mark J Bradakis <<a href="mailto:mark@bradakis.com" target="_blank">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On 6/4/20 8:10 AM, Scott Janzen wrote:<br>
>> Are there any reasonably good home treatments to keep this stuff from re-rusting?  Coatings, paint, home oxidizing?<br>
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> I'm assuming you mean 'anodizing' - oxidizing is easy, just let the parts sit somewhere.  They will oxidize, or rust, on their own.<br>
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> 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?<br>
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