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Turned a pile of rusty nails into a functional candle holder... feels good to reduce waste
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paigesullivan7mo ago
Isn't rust a fire risk? Coating it could make it safer.
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hollyg597mo ago
Iron oxide, which is what rust is, has a really high melting point, like over 1500 degrees Celsius. So it doesn't burn or catch fire at all. Coating rust is mostly about stopping it from eating away at the metal, not about fire safety. I remember my dad always painting our old shed to keep it from falling apart, not because it was a fire hazard.
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simonb927mo ago
Rust is iron oxide, a stable compound. It doesn't burn at all. Old metal sheds sit for decades covered in rust. Coating it just slows down corrosion. Fire risks usually come from grease or electrical faults. So coating doesn't really make things safer from fire.
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