Finishes for Metal

173 topics in this forum

1. Finish for eating utensils 1 2 3

   By Cdworks, June 4, 2013
   • 51 replies
   • 8,682 views
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   • Frosty
   • June 10, 2019

3. Best Clear Coat for Complicated Sculptures?

   By C-1ToolSteel, March 4
   • 6 replies
   • 385 views
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   • SoCal Dave
   • Thursday at 06:39 AM

4. What came first? The BLO or the brass brush?

   By MacLeod, January 27
   • 5 replies
   • 539 views
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   • anvil
   • January 29

5. I love this look, any ideas on how?

   By Cuzzle, January 21
   • 8 replies
   • 371 views
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   • DuEulear
   • January 22

6. Can't get a good finish on my metal

   By blacksmith03, September 4, 2019
   • 6 replies
   • 359 views
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   • anvil
   • January 21

7. peroxide finish, has anyone tried this?

   By pnut, October 13, 2019
   • 17 replies
   • 851 views
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   • pnut
   • January 21

8. japanese blackening

   By astevens, June 17, 2018
   • 14 replies
   • 1,449 views
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   • Cuzzle
   • January 21

9. Emphasizing true wrought iron

   By Kozzy, December 1, 2019
   • 6 replies
   • 661 views
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   • ThomasPowers
   • December 2, 2019

10. How to keep tools from rusting?

    By Niel, November 9, 2019
    • 8 replies
    • 570 views
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    • SLAG
    • November 11, 2019

11. Patina and cold chemical application for mild steel

    By Talitha Davis, July 19, 2018   

    • copper
    • copper playing
    • 5 replies
    • 702 views
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    • Whiskeymike
    • October 12, 2019

12. Which kind of coating for this

    By LeMarechal, August 27, 2019
    • 24 replies
    • 874 views
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    • anvil
    • September 24, 2019

13. Blacksmith's metal finish 1 2

    By Chris C, July 15, 2019
    • 29 replies
    • 1,132 views
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    • Chris C
    • September 13, 2019

14. Clear powder coating does it last???? 1 2 3

    By Bmallen77, May 16, 2016   

    • finishes
    • 53 replies
    • 7,236 views
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    • ThomasPowers
    • August 25, 2019

15. Heat Bluing Stainless Steel

    By dagr8tim, August 18, 2019
    • 11 replies
    • 314 views
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    • Frosty
    • August 19, 2019

16. Etching wrought iron

    By Mtbarn, July 4, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 637 views
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    • anvil
    • July 10, 2019

17. Finish for an object that is to be worn?

    By Jeff-Orl, May 24, 2019
    • 7 replies
    • 612 views
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    • Irondragon Forge & Clay
    • June 11, 2019

18. Painted Materials

    By Chelonian, May 27, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 410 views
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    • Chelonian
    • May 27, 2019

19. Made these small items what's the best finish?

    By hobb0042, May 21, 2019
    • 9 replies
    • 437 views
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    • Glenn
    • May 21, 2019

20. Finish Coatings for steel jewelry

    By FrogsForge118, April 5, 2019   

    • resin
    • epoxy
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • resin
      • epoxy
      • oil
      • wax
    • 7 replies
    • 702 views
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    • Irondragon Forge & Clay
    • April 6, 2019

21. Boiled Linseed Oil 1 2 3

    By GrumpyBiker, September 12, 2018
    • 52 replies
    • 4,456 views
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    • Jon Kerr
    • March 4, 2019

22. Working with Briwax?

    By SFC Snuffy, November 19, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 671 views
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    • SFC Snuffy
    • November 21, 2018

23. Coffee and Steel

    By bigfootnampa, May 26, 2018   

    • patina
    • finishes
    • 9 replies
    • 1,259 views
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    • billyO
    • August 20, 2018

24. The age old finishing question

    By JoshuaK, February 23, 2018
    • 8 replies
    • 1,111 views
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    • Frosty
    • August 10, 2018

25. Bluing

    By Jacob s, September 2, 2008
    • 13 replies
    • 3,212 views
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    • SLS
    • July 8, 2018

26. Brass brushing/coloring

    By lyuv, April 16, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 2,912 views
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    • bigfootnampa
    • April 20, 2018