RUSTING AWAY METEORITE

[DIGITMAN]

a person many years ago gave me this slice of an IRON Meteorite in a baggy..dont know where it came from, so i noticed it started to fall apart inside the bag through the years ..well i took the main piece , took the rust off it and polished both sides gently ! came out good hopefully the polish slows the rusting ... back into my collection it gos.. see pictures.

 

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[Art_Blade]

You must grinding the metal surface from #180 up to #1200 paper, then etch by Nital (a solution of alcohol and nitric acid; proportions 5 to 1) by a few minutes. And show efect

 

[hvacker]

Some will use automatic transmission fluid to preserve meteorites. There might be something better like spray lacquer
or something.

 

[Tuberale]

Thanks for sharing, Digitman!

 

[DIGITMAN]

Thanks for the info from both of you , I will do that.

 

[Calgarychef]

Nothing protects iron except the lack of moisture and the lack of oxygen

 

[stonecutter1]

Digitman, The quickest and easiest thing I have found to etch your irons with comes from Radio Shack ( if there are any of those around any more) it is circuit board etching solution. Costs 7-8 bucks a bottle. Soak your slices in it for 1-3 minutes, more or less depending on how deep an etch you want. Then rinse it off and soak for 10-15 minutes in methanol which is best or denatured alcohol to displace any moisture then air dry and coat it with ATM fluid or 3 in 1 oil. Some guys I know like the tranny fluid the best. Anyway, the circuit board etchant is much simpler and safer than working with nitric and it works just as quickly.

 

[hvacker]

Gun oil would probably work too. Another option to oiling a gun is to use paste wax.

 

[DIGITMAN]

Cool thank you.

 

[DolanDave]

It looks similar to the Canyon Diablo Graphite nodule type of meteorite sliced. Not 100%, you would need more testing done on it, as I have seen man made old iron that looks the same...
Dave