Metal finishing Q&As since 1989
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Gun Barrel Finish
Arch. has requested this finish on a stair stringer.
Jack Hubshman
- Dunmore, Pennsylvania
2005
The finish is black oxide. It will need a topcoat of wax or lacquer to have any reasonable corrosion resistance.
Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
2005
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