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Old 07-24-2006, 10:32 AM
Tyler Murch Tyler Murch is offline
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Linseed will protect iron much better that bees wax. The best way I have found is to put a coat on, then burn it on there. Do that two or three times. It'll give a dark baked on finish very resistant to water and compared to beeswax very resistant to abrasion.
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