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Re: Rust blue with steam Bill Graham #425988 11/11/15 08:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 277 Likes: 6 Mike Hunter Sidelock
Mike Hunter Sidelock Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 277 Likes: 6	Both boiling water and steam will convert red iron oxide to black oxide; it�s not solution specific. All the solution does is cause the rust. Many of the larger armories and manufacturers used steam chambers, this proved to be very practical especially when rust bluing large quantities of barrels. The steam being provided by the plant�s boilers. Mike Hunter www.mikehunterrestorations.com

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Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/10/15 03:23 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	cpa	11/10/15 04:41 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/10/15 04:56 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	cpa	11/10/15 05:22 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/10/15 05:34 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Mike Hunter	11/11/15 01:58 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/11/15 02:59 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Craigster	11/12/15 03:47 AM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Mike Hunter	11/11/15 11:15 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	gunut	11/12/15 12:12 AM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Stanton Hillis	11/12/15 02:17 AM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/12/15 04:04 AM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Judge	11/15/15 09:35 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/16/15 04:53 PM
Re: Rust blue with steam	Bill Graham	11/17/15 02:23 PM

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