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Offline Lucky R A

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Solder blackening
« 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.   
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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2009, 07:02:18 PM »
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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2009, 07:03:47 PM »
I think Brownells used to sell something for that.
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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2009, 07:25:18 PM »
Brownells and Rio Grande jewelers supply sell solder blackening chemical.
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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2009, 10:47:04 PM »
People who do stained glass use it and can tell you where to get it.

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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2009, 10:56:12 PM »
  Birchwood Casey makes solder black, brass black, and aluminum black. Brownells sells all these.

Offline Joey R

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Re: Solder blackening
« Reply #6 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.
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