I haven't been around lately but I thought 'd show my first attempts at parkerizing.




I used Shooter's Solution Manganese Park. First I degreased them and blasted them with 120 Aluminum Oxide. The parts were soaked in warm distilled water then Shooter's Solution Mang Prep. In between all these steps I rinsed them off with distilled water. Then it was into the park solution at about 185 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then into Caswell Black Oxide for 5 minutes then Caswell Penetrating Sealer to finish. I used some silicon corks to seal the barrels but these were chrome anyways.

I did two one weekend and two the next weekend. The first two, including the Zombie Ax weren't adequately degreased so I ended up with a few bad spots. The ax came out uneven since it wouldn't fit into the Black Oxide well. The next two came out much better. One is now in Seattle with my son. He built it.

The next weekend I cleaned better. I'm not so sure about Caswell Sealer. Might try Shooter's Solution stuff next time.

Here's the setup. I had a 2000 Watt heater in the Park tank and a propane stove underneath. The propane provided most of the heat. I used some scrap steel under the tank to diffuse it.



I do need to get a top for the park tank. It was really steaming off. The other pieces were made of rain gutter.

I can loan the tanks and propane stove to any local builders. I do have some extra mang prep and black oxide. The mang park solution has a limited life so I'm hanging onto it.

Steve