[meteorite-list] Sikhote - stopping rust and preserving

From: Jim <Jim_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:04 2004
Message-ID: <000d01c2397e$46c9fba0$b109f0d1_at_nwa482>

Gun Bluing won't work. One dealer, who shall remain nameless, tried it and
it did not work.

If you have a rusty sikhote-alin your best course of action is to gently
clean it with a dremel tool and then rub it down with a silicone gun cloth.
If the rust was heavy enough to eat into the metal, you will still have some
pitting but at least it will be clean.

The trick is to buy the best quality Sikhote-alin to start with. You will
pay more but it will be worth it in the long run. As cheap as Sikhote-alin
is on ebay, I continue to sell specimens on my webpage at $1 to $1.50 per
gram. Quality specimens always sell, does not matter what kind of
collectable you are dealing with.

Best Wishes.........

Jim Strope
421 Fourth Street
Glen Dale, WV 26038

Highest Quality Sikhote-alin on The Planet:
http://www.sikhote-alin.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Cottingham" <mikewren_at_gilanet.com>
To: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; <jkg@theriver.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sikhote - stopping rust and preserving


> Hello,
>
> A lot of The Sikhote-Alin meteorites appear to have been
> "gun blued". The same acid or staining compound used to
> make gun barrels darker or blued....this has been my
> experience with some of these irons.....
>
> Best Wishes
>
> Michael Cottingham
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>; <jkg@theriver.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:51 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Sikhote - stopping rust and preserving
>
>
> > List,
> > First I want to thank John Gwilliam for his informative response about
> > rusting chingas and Nantans.
> >
> > My question is in regard to Sikhotes that I've saw being sold in Tucson
> > by various European dealers.
> > The specimens looked exceptionally well preserved.
> > No trace of rust.
> > The color was so dark that they look painted.
> >
> > Does anyone know what process they used to get these super results?
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Newton
> > #9632
> >
> >
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Received on Thu 01 Aug 2002 01:09:55 PM PDT