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Duffy

03-11-2001 03:56:31




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I have a 30 inch saw blade that I would like to hang on the barn wall. Is there anything I can apply to the blade so it stays shiny?Maybe some clear verathane? Thanks.




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Al English

03-11-2001 08:20:15




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 Re: Keeping metal shiny in reply to Duffy, 03-11-2001 03:56:31  
Hi Duffy, I haven't used Varathane, but I know it is polyurethane. The urethane's I have used are impervious to solvents, thinners, and all but the strongest paint strippers. If Varathane is like that don't use it. A smooth, shiny, un-primed part is not a good surface for paint. So even though the polyurethane paint is very durable, the bond is not. Over time(usually less than a year) hairline cracks and flakes in the finish will permit rusting. At that point you have a rusting part that is still mostly covered with a very difficult to remove coating. In the work I do we are often faced with the very same problem you asked about. The best thing I have found is a clear enamel made for spot repair of base-coat/clear-coat automotive paint finishes. It is made by Sherwin-Williams, and is available in spray cans. In some situations it lasts a year or so, and we have others that are still ok after 7 or 8 years. Not only is it more durable in this application than polyurethane, when it does begin to fail it can be easily removed with lacquer thinner and a rag. It is available through Sherwin-Williams auto paint stores. If you need the number of the product let me know & I'll check a can & post the info. for you. Good luck...Al English

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80 Grit

03-11-2001 06:30:21




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 Re: Keeping metal shiny in reply to Duffy, 03-11-2001 03:56:31  
Long term protection for the appearance you are wanting to achieve is difficult if not impossible. Plating is the only method for extended unmaintained protection. For shorter duration but with more acceptable means use tung oil. If you will clean the blade to the appearance you desire and then heat the blade for approxomately three hours with a heat lamp to drive off surface moisture then hand rub the tung oil oil for several coats you should obtain a satisfactory end results that lasts for 6 plus months. Apply the tung oil to your hands prior to touching the metal with your bare hands to avoid finger prints. I have brass clock pendulums that last up to a year or more remaining shiny

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Duffy

03-11-2001 19:11:56




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 Re: Re: Keeping metal shiny in reply to 80 Grit, 03-11-2001 06:30:21  
Thank-you for these most interesting solutions.



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