Dumb question, high temp paint hamon?

[oic0]

I have some paint thats rated for 1200 degrees so I figure it ought to last a few seconds at 1500+ (tempering 1080 with a torch). Would it be a bad idea to try to use it in place of clay to create a controlled hamon?

[bladsmth]

I doubt it will be a good material for the task.....but there is an easy way to find out

[Nebulae]

no i wouldnt try it I highly doubt it would work, and it might give off some nasty fumes. you would probably have better results with mud from your backyard and some ash

[sunshadow]

Good Gods! Read the stickeys. First of all, tempering is something you do *AFTER* you *HEAT TREAT* which is the thing that you do around 1500 that makes the steel hard.

-Page

[oic0]

Good Gods! Read the stickeys. First of all, tempering is something you do *AFTER* you *HEAT TREAT* which is the thing that you do around 1500 that makes the steel hard.

-Page

It was 1:00AM. I know the difference and you knew what I meant

[catcalls]

no i wouldnt try it I highly doubt it would work, and it might give off some nasty fumes. you would probably have better results with mud from your backyard and some ash

Are you saying that backyard mud and ash could make a hamon?

[Don Hanson III]

Good Gods! Read the stickeys. First of all, tempering is something you do *AFTER* you *HEAT TREAT* which is the thing that you do around 1500 that makes the steel hard.

-Page

But Page, "tempering" is part of the *Heat Treatment*...

[Nathan the Machinist]

"Heat treat" is too esoteric. Yeah. Most common folks would just say austenitize, ya know?

[sunshadow]

"Heat treat" is too esoteric. Yeah. Most common folks would just say austenitize, ya know?

OK Harden.

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[oic0]

Well, going to try it as soon as I get a day off I guess. Worst case scenario I have no hamon or have to hide an ugly one.
On that note, the ground here is made of red clay which may work a bit better than normal backyard mud and ash lol.

[quint]

Actually pretty sure clay will work pretty good, worth a shot anyways.