cleaning 2 horsshoe's 1700.

[Willems]

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]

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]

No it wont rust anymore.

 

[Boulder]

Nice restoration work.
Wonder what became of the horse? LOL
>:tongue:

 

[coinnut]

Nice looking color on them. Now they are ready to show. And they smell good and cooked lol

 

[OxShoeDrew]

How long do you cook them? What temp? Seasonings? lol but seriously ...the heat turned 'em black and will stop the re-rusting?

 

[coinnut]

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]

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]

mg: That really cleaned 'em up! I find a lot of horseshoes and stirrups here in Kentucky lol I save them all...