Trying to repair an unusual chair made of steel wire (.135 ish) all the intersections were welded, several have broken.
after bending them back in shape i'm wondering what might be the best approach...try to TIG tack them back? or
TIG braze them back with bronze rod? any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks!
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Boy getting that paint is gonna be [emoji85]a BEACH[emoji51] . Now if you can live with it not being super dooper It would be a candidate fo electrolysis removing the rust then painting after.
POR 15 works well for that sort of thing for a primer base coat over sketchy rust like that. Even then you have to get all the flakey loose stuff off and POR is kinda expensive . Then you gotta topcoat over that unless you can live with the fade that the UV will give it when left outside.
What are ya gonna do with it anyways? You can make it as expensive or difficult / easy as you like I guess depending. Me, I’d just wack it with some fluxcore .035. But that’s just me.
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POR 15 works well for that sort of thing for a primer base coat over sketchy rust like that. Even then you have to get all the flakey loose stuff off and POR is kinda expensive . Then you gotta topcoat over that unless you can live with the fade that the UV will give it when left outside.
What are ya gonna do with it anyways? You can make it as expensive or difficult / easy as you like I guess depending. Me, I’d just wack it with some fluxcore .035. But that’s just me.
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