I followed Neil Scobie's directions for preparing ebonizing solution in the summer journal. 3 cup vinegar and a steel wool pad, let it set. OK thats 10 days ago and now I have a 98% disolved steel wool pad floating in the vinegar. Do you strain out the floating remainers? What about the nasty rust at the water line? It just looks bad and I think if I dipped a paint brush in this mix I would transfer these particles to the work and have a hard time getting them back off the piece. From my results I think Neil skipped a step in the process of making the ebonizing solution. Oh question two, Whats the shelf life of the mix?
Frank
Frank