Re: Thought someone might know...

Posted by carla on May 11, 1998 at 18:47:36

In Reply to: Thought someone might know...
posted by Steve Johnson on May 11, 1998 at 18:25:03

: HELP!I have a Victorian era, free standing fireplace.It is solid, cast iron.Father time has done a pretty good job of putting a good coat of rust on the surface.I want to restore this gorgeous piece of history.I live in the greater Sacramento, Calif. area.Does anyone know of a rust removal company who could either acid-dip or "sand" blast the piece.Second question, should I Paint in a flat-black, heat resistant finish?
: I am a former Model A owner, current member of MAFCA and will become another "A" owner again (someday). I just thought someone who has a similar need in the restoration process of an automobile might be able to help.Thanks for any help you may be able to offer.
hi, steve--in my opinion, the simplest and cheapest way to
handle rusted items like this is to look in the yellow pages
under "sandblasting-industrial" (as different from those
firms who sandblast buildings on site with portable equipment)
i am personally leery of acid-dip methods for rust removal.
there are some highly skilled people who can use strong
reagents safely and effectively, of course, but they are few
and far between--sand or grit-blasting is cheaper and ,
with the iron blasted to clean white metal, provides a better
substrate for the paint.
yes, a coat of best-quality flat black heat resistant paint
would do nicely.
hope this helps
carla

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