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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2010 10:15:58 GMT
Does anyone know a relatively safe and straightforward way to blacken mild steel chain mail? Preferably one that is fairly idiot proof. It looks like I will be getting a flattened, riveted mild steel chain mail hauberk for Christmas this year and was thinking about blackening it myself. The only thing is, I'm not sure about the best way to do it. Most of the information I can find on the web is fairly mixed and I was hoping someone here may have had some experience doing it they could pass on. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2010 6:09:21 GMT
Gun Bluing? I just ordered a bottle of it myself, seems relatively cheap and simple. Birchwood-Casey Perma Blue / or Super Blue from amazon. Multiple / longer applications seem to give a dark black color and also semi-protect against rust. www.amazon.com/Birchwood-Casey-Perma-Blue-Liquid/dp/B000TTIHH0Brendan from Fableblades does this on quite a few of his swords and probably knows way more on the subject and there's probably a few threads floating around in the customization threads. Good luck! I'm about to toy with my beater TH katana blade and try to customize it black themed myself for some giggles soon as the shipment arrives.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2010 15:51:43 GMT
An acquaintance told me about using a blowtorch with a "dragonsbreath" attachment and quick, smooth passes across the chain.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2010 6:53:21 GMT
Fire, mostly.
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Post by slav on Sept 21, 2010 1:33:08 GMT
Try a bath of Ferric Chloride (FeCl). You can buy bottles of it at Radio Shack in the form of "PCB Etchant." Dip the maille in, and soak it until it turns the desired shade (it will go dark gray, but not fully black). Bring it out of the bath and soak thoroughly in Windex. Repeat the process until a good layer of etch has occurred.
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Post by questor on Sept 21, 2010 5:28:56 GMT
Horticulture Vinegar
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