Bluing Steel Plate

[SomeGuy]

Anyone ever try gun blue on a workbench top? Building a new stand for a lathe which will have a piece of plate steel on top and want to minimize rusting since it'll be harder to clean/spray down the entire thing with wd-40 like I do with my other steel top work table.

 

[Twankie]

Bluing isn’t going to add any corrosion resistance Imo. Hose it down with fluid film or wipe with any oil. Even if you bluit will still need to be oiled

 

[SomeGuy]

Bluing isn’t going to add any corrosion resistance Imo. Hose it down with fluid film or wipe with any oil. Even if you bluit will still need to be oiled

Yea, the areas I can get to will get that...I usually just wipe my other metal tops down with wd-40 after use and that's been fine. It's the areas I can't get to that are covered up by the lathe and splash guard and such that I wanted something a bit more resistent.

Also....blackened might look cooler? lol

 

[Dethmachinefab]

CRC corrosion inhibitor in a spray can. I use it on my machines that are out under the canopy where sweat from temp changes is a problem. Lasts a long time too.

 

[arse_sidewards]

Use your lathe and it won't be a problem. Nothing covered in oil and coolant residue rusts.

 

[PAToyota]

CRC corrosion inhibitor in a spray can. I use it on my machines that are out under the canopy where sweat from temp changes is a problem. Lasts a long time too.

Which one? Looking it up, CRC has:

They also have SP-250, SP-300, and SP-350...

 

[Dethmachinefab]

Which one? Looking it up, CRC has:

They also have SP-250, SP-300, and SP-350...

Sp 400 is what I have.

 

[[486]]

let it get a nice even coat of light surface rust, then oil it
the rust holds the oil real well

 

[billybob_81067]

let it get a nice even coat of light surface rust, then oil it
the rust holds the oil real well

Rust bluing.

 

[[486]]

Rust bluing.

not by a long shot
not even proper rust browning (that was indeed a thing, cheaper than bluing)

 

[Firstram]

Use your lathe and it won't be a problem. Nothing covered in oil and coolant residue rusts.

This, nothing under my lathe rusts