007tallguy
Elite Member
ok, so you've built your own setup for doing electrolysis... battery charger, old phone adapter, or whatever. then you zap your item in the salt solution for minutes or hours depending on the size. when you're finished the zapping, you scrub the item really good and get all of that crud off of it.
my question is: what do you do next?
your item is somewhat cleaner than it was when you dug it, your electric current running through it forced a large portion, but not likely "all" of the impurities out of it, you got a major part of the corrosion removed, but how do you further preserve the item? do you oil it or soak it in oil? do you varnish or shellac it? paint it?
i would think if you don't do anything, it's going to slowly start to deteriorate from exposure to the air and if you're in a salty and/or humid area of the world (like i am) that airborne water and salt from the ocean is going to take it's toll after time... especially since that item has already been exposed to those elements... unprotected for countless years.
just looking for some input as to what some of the common steps are taken after zapping something.
thanks,
Pete![big smile :D :D](/images/smilies/smilegrin.gif)
my question is: what do you do next?
your item is somewhat cleaner than it was when you dug it, your electric current running through it forced a large portion, but not likely "all" of the impurities out of it, you got a major part of the corrosion removed, but how do you further preserve the item? do you oil it or soak it in oil? do you varnish or shellac it? paint it?
i would think if you don't do anything, it's going to slowly start to deteriorate from exposure to the air and if you're in a salty and/or humid area of the world (like i am) that airborne water and salt from the ocean is going to take it's toll after time... especially since that item has already been exposed to those elements... unprotected for countless years.
just looking for some input as to what some of the common steps are taken after zapping something.
thanks,
Pete
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