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Staining stainless steel

I am a garden railroader hobbyist who used stainless steel track in my back yard . Is there some way to stain stainless steel black or a dark brown color?

Robert Vetter
hobbyist - St. Charles, Missouri, USA
2007

First of two simultaneous responses --

Robert, simply use diluted muriatic acid [affil links] (pool acid) and brush on. Be sure to neutralize with baking soda [on eBay or Amazon] when color achieved. All Aboard!

Barry Feinman
BarrysRestoreItAll

Carlsbad, California

2007

Second of two simultaneous responses --

Oil it very,very sparingly,then heat it to 300-400 C(with hot air gun).Any edible oil or fat can be used- linseed oil [affil links] is best. Hope it helps and good luck!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2007

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