Fwd: Steel bell protective coatings

[Richard Offen]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, "jimhedgcock" 
<jameshedgcock at ...> wrote:
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> I've seen them painted - green!
> Mind you I've also seen bell metal ones painted - again green.  They 
> were in Loughborough for blasting to remove the paint as part of a 
> restoration.
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> I'm seeking advice on whether steel bells should be coated with 
> anything. 
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Paint is one option, but if they want the natural colour (or, as this 
is an American asking, 'color'!) of the metal to be seen, I guess a 
coating of bee's wax would be the best thing.

R