Cleaning the surface of your iron gate is simple to do and an excellent way to maintain its appeal and durability. Simply mix dish detergent with warm water and gently rub along the fence, removing any dirt or excess rust flakes. Rinse it with water, and allow the surface of the iron to dry before doing anything else. Repeat this process bi-monthly.
Speaking from personal experience as a welder, steel is a lot easier to work with than iron. If someone manages to break a piece of steel (which isn’t easy), repairing it is a simple matter of properly positioning the pieces and welding them together. In contrast, repairing a cracked or damaged piece of iron means heating the whole piece back up to nearly molten temperatures, then carefully welding it in stages--with pauses to reheat the piece--while sometimes giving it a whack with a hammer and hoping you don’t hear the tell-tale ping of a crack forming somewhere else. Iron is a finicky material.
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