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Removal of Blue Blush deposits

Q. Does anyone know about "BLUE BLUSH" a term used in the powerplant industry.

I am faced with removal of blue blush from gasket surfaces (steel) with a thin deposited layer of blue blush that is very hard to remove by hand with a carborumdum stone.

Any fast way to remove chemically? (Sandblasting, and grinding are NOT acceptable methods to maintain the flatness of the underling steel gasket seat.)

Edward Murphy
engineer - Blaine, Minnesota, USA
2004

A. Gentleman,

Electrolytic cleaning of the parts in Alkaline cyanide solution will solve your problem.

Shankara Narayanan n
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2004

A. Use of an oxy-acetylene torch will usually pop blue blush right off. Follow that up using a cracking stone.

Stephen Wi
- Underwood, North Dakota, USA
April 9, 2013

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