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17th October 2018, 12:05 AM | #1 |
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Thanks for the cleaning suggestions.
In past, I've used Eezox with steel wool or brass brush, applying and scrubbing until the rust was removed. It is both a solvent and a rust preventive. I sometimes follow up with a coat of Renaissance Wax. Is hot water sufficient to neutralise the acid? I worry that acid might linger in the forging flaws, making problems down the road. |
17th October 2018, 10:11 PM | #2 | |
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I have not ever had problems using water to neutralize the vinegar. Stu |
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18th October 2018, 12:04 PM | #3 |
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Hello
As someone suggested above, oxidation is a continuous method, there is no passive oxide. The only way to deoxidize is the electrolysis, which removes even the oxide from the wells or cavities. This method does not affect the metal of the base, only the oxide. That of acids, still weak, like vinegar, also attack in clean metal. In this forum there is a thread about cleaning, at this moment I can not find it Affectionately |
19th October 2018, 06:46 PM | #4 |
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A few hours in a vinegar soak, with scrubbing and baking soda slurry, followed by Eezox and stainless steel scrubber and 0000- steel wool, and this is the result. The brass or gilt in the handle grooves was a nice surprise.
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19th October 2018, 11:50 PM | #5 |
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Looks good
Hi Bob:
Nice job. Shows again an unexpected detail after cleaning. Sometimes it's a nice surprise. Ian |
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