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   WillGeorge | Aug 30, 2008 04:25am | #1

   General question.. Is that the same as an old  steamer trunk?

    

   Sorry. I went to the wrong post!

   
   

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   Edited 8/29/2008 9:26 pm by WillGeorge

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   KungFuJesus | Aug 30, 2008 05:01am | #2

   maybe drive in a few uncoated nails and give it a spray with some salt water?

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   andyfew322 | Aug 30, 2008 08:59am | #4

   welcome to Knots kungfujesus 

   yep I change my oil every 3000 miles or when I get bored...which ever comes first

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   [email protected] | Aug 30, 2008 07:36am | #3

   This is all theoretical, but is how I would try to do it:

   Stick a nail in it.  Preferably rusty. 

   Dab a little distilled vinegar around the nail with, a q-tip.  Out to the limit where you want the stain.  The stain should be wicked in to where the vinegar ends. 

   The rust and acetic acid will form iron acetate.  The iron acetate reacts with the tannins in the wood to make the stain.  If you want a general look, you could mix vinegar and steel wool to form a stain. 

   Or, you could probably just punch the holes, and then use a q-tip to put the vinegar/steel wool stain around the holes.  But, I'm not sure it would get the same look as using the nails as a rust source. 

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   GLASTARZA | Aug 30, 2008 04:44pm | #5

   thanks!