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Rust prevention with..linseed oil?!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:01 am
by Dryad
I've just seen this article about how good linseed oil is for preserving steel railway bridges. Has anyone ever tried it on their Morris? I'm thinking of giving it a go!
See this:
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/news/linsee ... rk-bridges
Re: Rust prevention with..linseed oil?!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:20 pm
by Mark Wilson
Seriously interesting, thanks! Let us know how you get on, please.
Re: Rust prevention with..linseed oil?!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 4:17 pm
by will.broad
Re: Rust prevention with..linseed oil?!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2018 10:35 pm
by oliver90owner
It is raw linseed oil that is most likely to self ignite. A large surface area promotes rapid oxidation and localised heating.
I doubt many cricket bats have had a self-ignition problem! It’s not really the linseed oil that catches fire, more the substrate (the soaked rags).