[Ansteorra] New Crowns and Coronets

[John]

Clean up the inside.  Then cover the outside so you will not get 
anything on it.  Spray a nice coat of Rustoleum primer on the inside.  
Should keep the rust from coming back. 

Iaen

Chiara Francesca wrote:
> I have a Blued Helm made by Roc and it has never rusted on the outside. It rusts on the inside ever so slightly but not really much. It is very rough on the inside so hard for me to clean sometimes. My heraldic colors are blue and gold, thus why they surprised me with bluing (sp?) it. :)
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> Chiara Francesca
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>> bounces+chiara.francesca=gmail.com at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of
>> Lori C.
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>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] New Crowns and Coronets
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>>> I believe the main reason for "blueing" or similar
>>> treatments of metal is as a rust preventative. So I'm rather
>>> surprised to hear you say you find that they are rust
>>> magnets.
>>> Stefan
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>> Yeah, rust prevention was the theory, but much depends on the process.
>> Cold bluing is purely cosmetic and offers no rust protection. I'm told
>> that hot bluing only offers protection on steel, and even that depends
>> on the quality of the steel and the chemistry involved in the process.
>> Maybe period bluing methods (like burning oil off of a piece in a very
>> hot fire - similar to the WD-40/propane torch method mentioned in the
>> Florilegium) work better for corrosion resistance.
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>> All I know is from people who tell me their blued armor must still be
>> kept waxed and oiled (i.e. stored in an oiled towel) or it rusts like
>> crazy. <shrug> Perhaps they knew I wanted a blued helm, but also know
>> how lazy I am when it comes to cleaning my armor before putting it
>> away. This is why my helm is stainless. :)
>>
>> ~ Kat
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