[meteorite-list] Sikhote - stopping rust and preserving

From: Matteo Chinellato <mcomemeteorite2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:04 2004
Message-ID: <20020801172221.49871.qmail_at_web10306.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all

And for stop the rusty from the Sikhote slices - from
the veins of the widmanstatten patterns separations -
is the same method?
Regards

matteo

--- Jim Strope <jim_at_catchafallingstar.com> wrote:
> 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_at_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_at_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 01:22:21 PM PDT