I have what I believe to be a pretty basic question about parkerizing. Is it possible to sandblast some parts which I wish to parkerize, and then not parkerize hem for 3 or 4 hours? To prevent oxidization, would it be possible to soak in oil during this time.
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Noob question about parkeriziing
- Thread starter macsailer
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The idea is to get the freshly blasted steel into the Parkerizing solution ASAP before the steel begins to oxidize. If you are living in a fairly low humidity area 3-4 hrs might be OK. Whatever you do, do not apply oil to the blasted steel surface. 100% oil removal, incl fingerprints, is key to successful Parkerizing. Once parts are de-oiled I handle them with heavy duty rubber gloves for blasting and then with de-oiled stainless steel tongs to immerse and remove them in the Parkerizing solution.
