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meldrum
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Reged: 01/05/2008
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electrochemical decay

04/05/2008 11:17

I have a 44 year old waterwitch that I am currently working on. I have noticed that when the cockpit was rebuilt by a previous owner, he used brass screws instead of bronze and as a result the screws have dezincified are now going a greeny white colour and starting to mildly affect the surrounding timber.
My intention is to replace the screws with bronze ones, coated in either varnish or epoxy before insertion. What I would like to know is which of the two would be best. And also is there any preparation I can use to neutralise the salts that have been created in the surrounding timber

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electrochemical decay	meldrum	04/05/2008 11:17
Re: electrochemical decay	Peterduck	04/05/2008 16:18
Re: electrochemical decay	meldrum	04/05/2008 19:37
Re: electrochemical decay	Seanick	04/05/2008 16:03
Re: electrochemical decay	LittleShip	04/05/2008 11:37

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