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Sandblasting/painting anvils Ignoramus11945 06-24-2010
Posted by Ignoramus11945 on June 24, 2010, 3:12 pm
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Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing
paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil?

The anvil in question is a regular Columbian, nothing very
collectible.

i

Posted by Ed Huntress on June 24, 2010, 3:25 pm
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> Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing
> paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil?
>
> The anvil in question is a regular Columbian, nothing very
> collectible.
>
> i

Sandblasting, if you have the equipment, would be good. Or clean them up
with a wire cup brush. Then I'd spray on some LPS and wipe them down well.

That's the look I like best on old iron. Some people like the look of
Seymour Cast Blast. They think it looks real shop-like. It makes me think of
Al Babin. <g>

--
Ed Huntress



Posted by John Husvar on June 24, 2010, 6:14 pm
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> > Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing
> > paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil?
> >
> > The anvil in question is a regular Columbian, nothing very
> > collectible.
> >
> > i
>
> Sandblasting, if you have the equipment, would be good. Or clean them up
> with a wire cup brush. Then I'd spray on some LPS and wipe them down well.
>
> That's the look I like best on old iron. Some people like the look of
> Seymour Cast Blast. They think it looks real shop-like. It makes me think of
> Al Babin. <g>

Oh,NO, you have mentioned He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named! Who's next, Altov**?

Damn, Ed, be careful. Next you'll be saying: Hastur, Hastur, Hast@*^%@!
(No Carrier) :)

Posted by Ed Huntress on June 24, 2010, 6:16 pm
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>
>> > Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing
>> > paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil?
>> >
>> > The anvil in question is a regular Columbian, nothing very
>> > collectible.
>> >
>> > i
>>
>> Sandblasting, if you have the equipment, would be good. Or clean them up
>> with a wire cup brush. Then I'd spray on some LPS and wipe them down
>> well.
>>
>> That's the look I like best on old iron. Some people like the look of
>> Seymour Cast Blast. They think it looks real shop-like. It makes me think
>> of
>> Al Babin. <g>
>
> Oh,NO, you have mentioned He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named! Who's next, Altov**?
>
> Damn, Ed, be careful. Next you'll be saying: Hastur, Hastur, Hast@*^%@!
> (No Carrier) :)

Yes, it's dangerous. Al's custom Babin-bot may spot it and start running ads
on RCM.

The way he paints his machines, the metal under those layers could be an
outboard motor and you'd think it was a Logan lathe. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress



Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on June 25, 2010, 12:03 am
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I agree. I was over at the local sandblaster company - he does more
than that but that is the main line trade.

He was doing a massive (to what I tote around) manifold that had high
pressure hoses (cut off)... After sandblasting, he discovered a large
crack that was hidden under some rust and paint. It was in a funnel or
pressure increasing section - mud comes in at x psi and compresses down
to a smaller stream at Y psi. This was over pressured at one time.
The unit mixes several types of mud and send the result out.

The customer (several hundred miles away) - can you believe it - was alerted
and the transport truck took the completed job to be repaired, painted and
shipped by airfreight.

The customer had it delivered from a local site. He works days at a
MIL site doing what he does - fantastic painter.

Martin

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On 6/24/2010 2:25 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
>> Would you say that sandblasting and painting anvils with rustproofing
>> paint, such as cold galvanizing, would increase the value of an anvil?
>>
>> The anvil in question is a regular Columbian, nothing very
>> collectible.
>>
>> i
>
> Sandblasting, if you have the equipment, would be good. Or clean them up
> with a wire cup brush. Then I'd spray on some LPS and wipe them down well.
>
> That's the look I like best on old iron. Some people like the look of
> Seymour Cast Blast. They think it looks real shop-like. It makes me think of
> Al Babin.<g>
>

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