Angus Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Made a pretty heavy duty cable spear and put in a acid solution for about a half hour and brought it out cleaned it all up and then tried putting a polish to it and all the damascus when away should I soke it a bit longer an hour or more I would heat the acid up but no way to do that yet. Thanks for your help guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Mayo Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 What kind of acid are you using? Longer soak and warming might work but i find the best for etching is ferric cloride. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Im using that motherbourd etching acid you buy at radio shack I also thought about trying vinager limon and salt method to see how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Im using that motherbourd etching acid you buy at radio shack I also thought about trying vinager limon and salt method to see how that works. That's the right stuff. When you polished it after etching, what did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 I used the red polish stick on a buffing wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 So I got some acid heated up real good by heating up a pot full of water then putting the acid in its container in the water just letting it det now for a bit hopefully it works better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 Well, if you buffed out the pattern, either you buffed too aggressively or you didn't etch deep enough. I normally follow the etch by hand-rubbing with 1500-2000 grit paper. It helps to pull the steel out of the acid occasionally and give it a scrub with a soft brush; it'll etch faster that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Hey thanks for the tip matt ill try that I definetly buffed to aggresivly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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