[Jewelry making - Article 01094] - [Orchid] Prevent Rusting Steel

[daniel]

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    The Controlled Rusting Steel Post
    http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/200511/msg00946.htm 

    me think of this, and I know its not what you were looking for, but I
    thought it could be of interest to many here. This is to keep rust off
    things and stop it from happening. No matter what you have, this will
    do it. ACF50. Its made for aircraft, and this stuff works. Here is one
    place where you get it. 

    http://tinyurl.com/dm8wq 

    Now, the reason I know it works is because the father of a good
    friend of mine use to be in charge of helicopter repair for the US
    gov. If was the big pig, as we use to call him, everything and
    anything went through him when it came to helicopters owned by the
    Government, military to white house, he got the last word. And the
    strange part is, he is not only a fully trained Aircraft engineer, he
    knew his stuff! Anyway, back in the 80's the company that invented
    this stuff wanted to sell it to the government. They had to jump
    through hoops and do a 5 year test to prove its worth before Ken
    would ok the purchase. And they did. They sprayed an old Hughie with
    this stuff and dropped into the gulf of Mexico, salt water, for 3
    years, pulled it up, check it and left it in for another 2 years.
    Passed with flying colors. They also had a set up to show it wouldnt
    conduct electricity, so they took a tv out of the case, dropped it
    into a fish tank filled with this stuff, as its a clear liquid, and
    the tv ran just fine. Not shorts anywhere. You can also solder copper
    wires that have been sprayed with it, so I dont think it would harm
    anything. It dries fast, soaks into the pours of the metal and it
    will not rust. You have to re apply every year or so on aircraft to
    get the best results, so I would imagine on a file you may want to
    squirt that 2 times a year or so. It works on with any metal and its
    really not expensive at all, 13.44 for a 16 oz can at Wicks. Ken use
    to give me the stuff, but he retired and I moved away, and now I have
    to buy it if I want it, just like everyone else. I think it also
    comes in small cans too. And thanks for bringing up the subject, I
    had not thought of using it on jewelers tools. DUH! :-P 

    Oh, Wicks aircraft is in Highland Illinois, about a 30 - 40 minute
    drive from where I live in St. Louis.

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