The beauty of electrolysis - 7/1

Michiganne · Jul 1, 2012

Hi all,
Haven't been hunting much with all the dryness and heat. Wanted to share a before/after electrolysis item. I found this large horse bit this spring in one of my fields. My friend Charlie in the club has a electrolysis unit set up for bigger items and offered to clean it up for me. I thought it turned out pretty grand. He sealed it up with a coating of beeswax that I bartered to him.

Stay cool out there!

HH,
Michiganne

releventchair · Jul 1, 2012

A piece saved,nice.

Mike from MI · Jul 1, 2012

He does a great job!

Michigander Dan · Jul 1, 2012

Wow, I am impressed. He did a very good job!

postalgriff · Jul 2, 2012

wow, very cool Anne!...have never tried it!

flakefinder · Jul 2, 2012

It turned out good , Nice job..... :icon_thumleft:

fistfulladirt · Jul 2, 2012

Very nice Anne, will look great on display!

K Zack · Jul 5, 2012

That looks Great, it is a wall hanger now.
I love the farm iron.
Happy Hunting
Kevin

Giant056 · Jul 9, 2012

That's a very cool find you made there Anne and he did a fantastic job doing electrolysis and sealing it :thumbsup:

sculpine · Jul 18, 2012

looks great, i have found an old home-site in one of our fields and have recovered a few pieces that i want to clean up and display. the electrolysis is "easy" enough, and i keep bees, and planned on sealing with bees wax. now that i see it done, looks like i have a rainy weekend gameplan. can you tell me if the wax is melted and applied or applied with a solvent. i have an axe head from the old homesite that is going to be my first piece and i would really like it to be as purty as your bit
thx scot

Michiganne · Jul 26, 2012

sculpine said:
can you tell me if the wax is melted and applied or applied with a solvent. i have an axe head from the old homesite that is going to be my first piece and i would really like it to be as purty as your bit
thx scot

Scot,
One of the earlier pieces Charlie did for me I remember he said he let the iron piece sit on his woodstove and get warm, then rubbed the beeswax on. For the horse bit he said he used a torch to heat it slightly, then applied. Hope this helps and good luck!

HH,
Michiganne