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Okay, a while back, I had a thread on slow rust bluing. I did okay with that one ("fantastic" would be the word that I would use to describe my attitude toward how it turned out, not that it looked perfect, I was just ecstatic about how it turned out).
Here is a link to it, if you want. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/slow-rust-bluing.657572/
Okay, for this time....
If a slow rust process is used to basically make a barrel rust evenly and then convert the red oxide to black (blue, whatever), couldn't you use anything that would make the barrel rust?
Wouldn't even vinegar work? Just an acid of any sort? Or, even just leaving it in a humid room... although that might be far too slow.
Thoughts? Experience? Thanks
Here is a link to it, if you want. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/slow-rust-bluing.657572/
Okay, for this time....
If a slow rust process is used to basically make a barrel rust evenly and then convert the red oxide to black (blue, whatever), couldn't you use anything that would make the barrel rust?
Wouldn't even vinegar work? Just an acid of any sort? Or, even just leaving it in a humid room... although that might be far too slow.
Thoughts? Experience? Thanks