Hi Walter, how could you dare!! Only one meteorite related topic per week please :-)
A coating is a better rust protection than keeping slices oiled. Nevertheless I use coatings only in cases, where oiling doesn't help, as the slices aren't looking so pretty after a coating. They get unnaturally shiny and fine details like Neumann lines are with the then different refraction of the light aren't so well visible anymore. And as a primitive, haptically oriented guy, I don't like, if smth is inbetween me and my meteorite. Any clear varnish will work, important is only, that it is soluble in acetone (most are), so that it can easily be removed, if the slice starts again to rust. A hint, if the coating is to glossy, just wipe it a little bit with a cloth soaked in acetone, it will get more dull. Second hint, let the varnish slowly harden. Don't use a hair-dryer as it will get hard first on the surface and the layers below will get little cracks, which doesn't look fine. Buckleboo! Martin -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Walter Branch Gesendet: Montag, 13. März 2006 02:52 An: Meteorite List Betreff: [meteorite-list] Clear Coat Iron Slices? Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on coating iron slices with some type of clear coat to help prevent rust? Pros? Cons? Would driving off as much water as possible then applying the clear coat work? Are harmful gasses trapped by the process? Any discussion or opinions would be appreciated. -Walter Branch ________________________ ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
