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Rust protection for antique iron fixture

I am hoping to be able to use my mother's antique iron dining room fixture in my screened in porch, but since it will be susceptible to weather/moisture, I was wondering if there is a product that it can be sprayed with to prevent rusting.

Nancy Gordon
hobbyist - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
July 26, 2008

July 29, 2008

Hi, Nancy. Uhhh, black paint? Any reason you can't paint it?

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

Beeswax

on eBay or

Amazon

(affil links)

Well you've got a couple of choices,
A good paint or lacquer is probably the first choice.
Beeswax would be my second.

The bottom line is, bare iron + moisture = rust.

You need to put some sort of corrosion protection on it if you're going to have it outside.

Marc Banks
Blacksmith - Melbourne, Florida
July 31, 2008

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