Try this for a natural, unfinished look
 

Try this for a natuaral, unfinished look...

Yesterday, 11:10 PM


I cleaned up a bunch of nuts and bolts the best I could. Then I put them in stright Evaporust to get what small amount of rust I missed like threads inside nuts for about 48 hours.

Then I drained the Evaporust from the batch NOT using any type of rince water. I put the batch of still wet nuts and bolts in a plastic container and just let them dry on their own moving them around every once in a while. Did this about 8 months ago or so and they are still holding their own sheen...Much better than painting and gives the nuts and bolts a much more "natural", unfinished steel look.

Pluck

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Interesting, thanks Pluck.

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Do you have a before and after picture?

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I will get a photo but just amigine a group of nuts and bolts cleaned up with a wire wheel brush...nice and silver looking. After the evaporust...a very, very, very, very, light grayish color but still in the ball park of slightly unfinished.

Pluck

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Photo from Pluck -

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Excellent they look great.

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So I wonder how long it will last?

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Clear paint.

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Evaporust is a great thing. I have had success with it many times. Only down side is its a bit pricey.https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a9dfd613a5.jpg2020-04-14_09-02-19 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...978e62dd66.jpg2020-04-14_10-09-41 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr
Heres a couple of bolts that I just cleaned up for a resto I am working on currently. I have a large wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. I can hold the bolt - very carefully- with a pair of channel locks. Rotating around a few times and they come out looking like this. From rust to finish in about a minute or so.

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Thats the same way that I do it. Works well, and its quick.

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(Heres a couple of bolts that I just cleaned up for a resto I am working on currently. I have a large wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. I can hold the bolt - very carefully- with a pair of channel locks. Rotating around a few times and they come out looking like this. From rust to finish in about a minute or so.)

To keep them looking like that for a year or more coat them with Flood Penetrol and let them dry before installation. Hot Rod and other old car people do this to entire vehicles to protect "patina".

John