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Willems
08-15-2013, 04:04 PM
I find 2 horsshoe's from 1700 and i decided to clean them.
First i get all the rust off with a little hammer.
Then the steelbrush .
And at last i put them in de fryingpan to get all the air and moisture out.
Its a lot of work. lol
Here the result.

del
08-15-2013, 04:39 PM
wow , you fry up some mean looking horseshoes Willems lol lol they look very nicely restored now do you coat them with anything to keep them from
re-oxidizing ??

Willems
08-16-2013, 01:58 AM
No it wont rust anymore.

Boulder
08-17-2013, 10:20 AM
Nice restoration work.
Wonder what became of the horse? LOL
>:tongue:

coinnut
08-18-2013, 04:44 PM
Nice looking color on them. Now they are ready to show. And they smell good and cooked lol

OxShoeDrew
08-20-2013, 05:20 PM
How long do you cook them? What temp? Seasonings? lol but seriously :) ...the heat turned 'em black and will stop the re-rusting?

coinnut
08-20-2013, 06:53 PM
How long do you cook them? What temp? Seasonings? lol but seriously :) ...the heat turned 'em black and will stop the re-rusting?


I'm wondering if it's the hot oil that turns it black. Guys used to dip hot iron in oil to get that look. :thinkingabout: By boiling it, I'm thinking it seeps into every pour of the iron and flushes out the water (and chlorides?) The oil is in deep and that probably retards rusting for a long time. I have to sneak my wife's deep fryer out lol

Willems
08-21-2013, 02:41 AM
How long do you cook them? What temp? Seasonings? lol but seriously :) ...the heat turned 'em black and will stop the re-rusting?


It's normal frying oil.
Frying abbout 5 min then it stops bubbling.
All the air and moisture is out.
Try it for your self.
Also doing this with the cannonballs.
And yes it give's a nice natural look.

tanacat
08-26-2013, 03:38 PM
:omg: That really cleaned 'em up! I find a lot of horseshoes and stirrups here in Kentucky lol I save them all...