I think you can get it at any auto parts house or hardware store.
I think there is an advantage in applying it to a freshly blasted surface as
it fills the pores of the metal and really bonds. I just spray a heavy
coating on and give it a few minutes for the solvent to dry then wipe it
with a rag to get any loose stuff off the surface. You end up with a finish
kind of like pencil lead, so don't touch it with your white gloves, but it
stays clean for quite a long time and can be recoated.
Bill Lawrence
On 12/3/04 12:42 AM, "Allen C Miller, Jr." <acmiller@mhcable.com> wrote:
> Where do you get spray graphite? Is it sold through model train hobby
> outlets?
>
> It sounds similar to the paste 'stove polish' (blacking) that is sold for
> cast iron stoves, which also has a graphite base. I've used it on an early
> 19th century Franklin stove, and seems to cover the somewhat porous cast
> iron surfaces nicely, and reapplies notwithstanding some surface rust. It
> seems to work well on stoves and stovepipe, which easily go above 600
> degrees. It applies with a rag, but is messy.
>
> allen miller
>
>
>> What worked for me was to have the manifold sand blasted to white metal
>> and
>> then coat them with spray graphite. It looks like new cast iron, is
>> impervious to heat, seems to wear very well, is easy to recoat and cost
>> about 2 bucks.
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