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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: Lucky R A on May 11, 2009, 04:22:39 PM

Title: Solder blackening
Post by: Lucky R A on May 11, 2009, 04:22:39 PM

     Anyone have any ways to blacken solder?   I solder on my underribs, and sometimes you get a small joint line of solder that I would like to make go away.   

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: billd on May 11, 2009, 07:02:18 PM

Sharpie

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: billd on May 11, 2009, 07:03:47 PM

I think Brownells used to sell something for that.
Bill

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: jerrywh on May 11, 2009, 07:25:18 PM

Brownells and Rio Grande jewelers supply sell solder blackening chemical.

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: Nate McKenzie on May 11, 2009, 10:47:04 PM

People who do stained glass use it and can tell you where to get it.

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: LRB on May 11, 2009, 10:56:12 PM

  Birchwood Casey makes solder black, brass black, and aluminum black. Brownells sells all these.

Title: Re: Solder blackening
Post by: Joey R on May 12, 2009, 04:42:50 AM

I use solder black from Brownell's and it works great. They have two versions, one for soft and one for silver solder.