My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such
an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here
would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a
plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've
named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle,
and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax
before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings
for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The
scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV
exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a
couple small drain holes.

Doug White

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:09:05 GMT, the infamous
(Doug White) scrawled the following:

My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such
an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here
would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a
plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've
named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle,
and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax
before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings
for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The
scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV
exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a
couple small drain holes.

No, don't use spray plastics. They're a bear to repair when they break
down in a year or less.

Someone once suggested that ungodly expensive (~$240/lb IIRC) metal
polish and finish once. (Ed, was that you?) I've forgotten the name.

Anyway, you use it sparingly and it only needs to be touched up every
two or three years after that.

Alternatively, some of the polymer car "waxes" might work really well.

--
You can't do anything about the length of your life,
but you _can_ do something about its width and depth.
-- Evan Esar

Doug White wrote:
My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for
such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought
folks here would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed
with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big
grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on
Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet
character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car
wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about
coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other
options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel
after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so
I'm going to add a couple small drain holes.


Consider:
1) Penetrol
2) Future Acrylic Floor Treatment (was/is sold under Pledge, too)

--
Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

Keywords:
In article , "Michael Koblic" wrote:
Doug White wrote:
My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for
such an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought
folks here would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed
with a plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big
grin. We've named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on
Rocky & Bullwinkle, and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet
character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car
wax before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about
coatings for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other
options. The scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel
after enough UV exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so
I'm going to add a couple small drain holes.


Consider:
1) Penetrol

Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive, not
as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is
this the same stuff?

Doug White

Doug White wrote:

Consider:
1) Penetrol

Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive,
not
as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is
this the same stuff?


I could not say. I bought mine about a year and a half ago. I got the hint
from a metal sculpture discussion group where they seemed to like it. I have
been using it but do not have a track record over years to show how good it
is long-term.

--
Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

Keywords:
In article , "Michael Koblic" wrote:
Doug White wrote:

Consider:
1) Penetrol

Penetrol sounds good, but it seems to be listed as a paint additive,
not
as a protective finish in its own right. Have they changed it, or is
this the same stuff?


I could not say. I bought mine about a year and a half ago. I got the hint
from a metal sculpture discussion group where they seemed to like it. I have
been using it but do not have a track record over years to show how good it
is long-term.

Does that can say anything more specific than "Penetrol"? The only
stuff Flood sells now is listed as "Oil-Based Paint Additive". I found a
place in Australia that lists a version specifically for protective
metal, but it apparently leaves a brown finish, and the US web site makes
no mention of it.

Thanks!

Doug White

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:09:05 GMT, (Doug White)
wrote:

My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such
an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here
would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a
plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've
named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle,
and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax
before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings
for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The
scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV
exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a
couple small drain holes.

Doug White

Nyalic
http://www.nyalic.com/about.html

I think Everbrite is Nyalic. I can't find a reference now but I think
I did discover that at one time when trying to get some Nyalic.

Everbrite
http://www.everbritecoatings.com/

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:28:05 -0500, the infamous Don Foreman
scrawled the following:

On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:09:05 GMT, (Doug White)
wrote:

My wife & I just had our 6th anniversary. The nominal material for such
an event is iron. I got her a garden scupture that I thought folks here
would get a kick out of:

https://www.sugarpost.com/index.php?...ct_detail&p=28

It's not every day you can give your wife something that is signed with a
plasma torch. Every time she sees it she gets a great big grin. We've
named the aliens Gidney & Floyd after the moon men on Rocky & Bullwinkle,
and the gnome is Masklin, after a Terry Pratchet character.

It's unprotected, and I'm thinking about giving it a good coat of car wax
before I put it out. I know there have been discussions about coatings
for brass, and I'll have to go back & search for other options. The
scuptor suggested Krylon, but I suspect that will peel after enough UV
exposure. Also, the lower jaws will pool water, so I'm going to add a
couple small drain holes.

Doug White

Nyalic
http://www.nyalic.com/about.html

I think Everbrite is Nyalic. I can't find a reference now but I think
I did discover that at one time when trying to get some Nyalic.

Everbrite
http://www.everbritecoatings.com/

That's the ungodly expensive (but good) stuff I was talking about.
It doesn't look quite as expensive the second time around.

--
You can't do anything about the length of your life,
but you _can_ do something about its width and depth.
-- Evan Esar