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Offline J. Talbert

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Blacksmithbolts.com black oxide coating?
« on: July 10, 2016, 12:58:26 AM »
It looks like all the oval headed wood screws from Blacksmithbolts.com  come with a Black Oxide coating.
Whats the best way to deal with that?  Does it require a muriatic acid bath?

Anybody dealt with these from this source?

Thanks,
Jeff
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Re: Blacksmithbolts.com black oxide coating?
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2016, 01:39:46 AM »
I use them and when I rust blue the metal parts I leave them as is. If you don't like the black look then polish it off with some abrasive cloth or paper - the coating comes right off then you have polished steel.
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Re: Blacksmithbolts.com black oxide coating?
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2016, 02:26:07 AM »
If it's like the oxide finish on Allen wrenches, it's nothing more than hot-dip bluing. 
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Re: Blacksmithbolts.com black oxide coating?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2016, 08:05:03 AM »
Thanks for the info.

Jeff
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Re: Blacksmithbolts.com black oxide coating?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2016, 03:37:18 PM »
Quote from: SingleMalt on July 10, 2016, 02:26:07 AM
If it's like the oxide finish on Allen wrenches, it's nothing more than hot-dip bluing. 

If that is so then any type of rust remover should handle it.
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