Finish on steel tables

mrblanche · Post by **mrblanche** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:09 am

What is the "finish" on the surfaces of the steel bandsaw table and the jointer? The ones I got from my father-in-law are rusted, and removing the rust removes the finish, too. Some sort of "black oxide" finish, maybe?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:23 am

mrblanche wrote:What is the "finish" on the surfaces of the steel bandsaw table and the jointer? The ones I got from my father-in-law are rusted, and removing the rust removes the finish, too. Some sort of "black oxide" finish, maybe?

I have only the jointer but I believe the steel bandsaw table is the same and I do not believe there is a finish on the work surfaces. A brand new table surface is raw metal with maybe some sort of wax (rust resistant) coat having been applied.

The substance that you are getting off is probably just the rust and oxide that has developed on the table.

Once you have all of that removed, I recommend that you wax the work surfaces and do nothing more. If your process removes rust from other than the work surfaces, I recommend that you repaint those areas.

Fla_Jim · Post by **Fla_Jim** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:00 am

I second the Wax. I've used "Johnsons Paste Wax" on tool tables, probably for over forty years.

mrblanche · Post by **mrblanche** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:18 pm

So you're a fan of Fibber McGee and Molly?

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:08 pm

mrblanche wrote:So you're a fan of Fibber McGee and Molly?

Who???

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:15 pm

a1gutterman wrote:Who???

Fibber McGee and Molly - you youngsters probably don't remember!

This is one of my favorites. I have closets just like his.

I also like this one; sorta like packing for vacation at Dusty's.

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:25 pm

[quote="dusty"]Fibber McGee and Molly - you youngsters probably don't remember!

This is one of my favorites. I have closets just like his.

I also like this one]I enjoyed a lot of those radio plays. I am kind of partial to The Shadow.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:39 pm

a1gutterman wrote:I enjoyed a lot of those radio plays. I am kind of partial to The Shadow.

That closet is slightly more 'organized' than my workshop!:D

You Mean they were on TV!?

Tim: How about the Green Hornet? I also liked the FBI (in peace and war)(also suite for three oranges).

Oh! and the William Tell overature(Lone Ranger).

Yep them were the good old days!;)

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:31 pm

[quote="JPG40504"]That closet is slightly more 'organized' than my workshop!:D

You Mean they were on TV!?

Tim: How about the Green Hornet? I also liked the FBI (in peace and war)(also suite for three oranges).

Oh! and the William Tell overature(Lone Ranger).

Yep them were the good old days!]

And the good guys always won! Like "Bobby Benson and the B Bar B Riders" and "Sgt. Preston and Yukon King".

mrblanche · Post by **mrblanche** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:47 pm

Fibber McGee and Molly were actually on the Johnson's Wax Show, and Johnson's Wax was their sponsor for virtually their entire run.

And, like Digger O'Dell, I guess I'll be shoveling off...