how to age magnesium ?

Ok i did a stupid thing,i bead blasted my magnesium halibrand spindle mounts,i dont know what i was thinking,,i liked the grey finish better,any suggestions besides letting them sit for 20 years?

 

they will go grey pretty fast on their own, I would bet almost overnight in Florida

 

Eagle One etching mag wheel cleaner or paint stripper.

 

give them to me and, find another old set. hehe

 

I have had sucess with vinegar of all things. the longer you leave it the darker it gets.

 

civil war re-enactor tip for "aging" metal? whizz on it.

 

Wait 10 minutes

 

Mist with a water spay bottle and leave outside overnight....that's what I did .

 

"ShakeyPuddin55" had a thread about this:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=247870

Good luck,
Steve

 

On a quiet night, you can hear magnesium tarnish

 

Move to Michigan. Wait 5 minutes.

 

Great link
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=247870

 

Google "chrome pickle". I used to work in an aircraft overhaul shop with alot of magnesium castings and whenever we gl*** beaded the corrosion off, we would "chrome pickle" it with a chromic acid solution and it would turn it a dark grey and etch the surface to resist further corrosion.

 

ShakeyPuddin's right. I like to dilute the mixture with water to tone the etching action down a bit until I see how it's going to act when I spray the wheels. Next time you put mags in the blast cabinet try changing your abrasive to aluminum oxide >>>>.

 

might try the dishwasher..... when the wife isn't around.....

 

ok,so i will piss on them everyday,wash them with vinager,last ditch i will soak them in the ocean,,if i leave them outside a s****per will steal them,,,,,,yea ,i am joking,,but thanks,

 

I work in a commercial kitchen, when we leave the sheet pans in the sanitizing solution too long the oxidize (grey) alum and SS pans.