Finish Work & Patinas

Does Aluminum Rust?

by kcaron | Apr 3, 2019 | Finish Work & Patinas, Health & Safety, Videos | 0

Kevin has been asked what the white, powdery, crusty stuff that shows up on aluminum is. Basically, it’s rust. Well, it’s aluminum rust, which is oxidation, just like you see with steel. Oxidation can occur when you...

How to Use Specialty Disks to Grind Aluminum Beautifully

by kcaron | Mar 13, 2019 | Cutting & Grinding, Finish Work & Patinas, Videos | 0

Kevin is looking at one of his older 80-grit flap disks for his 4-1/2″ grinder. He’s used the grinding pad he’s showing quite a bit on aluminum, and you can see how it loads up with the metal. Lots of tiny bits...

How to Polish Stainless Steel

by kcaron | Dec 12, 2018 | Finish Work & Patinas, Videos | 0

Kevin has been playing with some stainless steel while making his light sculpture sculpture Beacon. People have been asking how he polished it. Kevin shows one of his dual action grinder polishers and the small black shaft that...

How to Shine Aluminum

by kcaron | Jul 4, 2018 | Cutting & Grinding, Finish Work & Patinas, Videos | 0

CAUTION: Aluminum dust is very dangerous. A mask and eye protection are musts. A viewer, Dave, had asked how to shine aluminum since it’s a lot different than steel. Kevin likes to start out with about a 60-grit flap disk...

How to Make Your Steel Different Colors

by kcaron | Jun 13, 2018 | Finish Work & Patinas, Videos | 0

Kevin Caron is standing at his workbench with 10 bottles of patinas from Steel F/X. They’re just some of the patinas that the company offers to color metal, and they all work cold! He’s set up a bright, shiny steel...

How to Powder Coat Metal in Your Own Workshop

by kcaron | Mar 14, 2018 | Finish Work & Patinas, Videos | 0

With Thanks to Randi Garner of Old People’s Garage, Douglas, Arizona When we enter Randi Garner’s Old People’s Garage, Robert, Randi, Rachel and Kevin are watching as Randi and Robert powder coat a metal...