I have a bunch of 416 stainless steel parts that get built up into an assembly. They're hardened, bead blasted and then passivated. They look good. But they're fingerprint magnets. The slightest touch leaves a super obvious mark.
If I take a bit of oil and slowly and carefully wipe it on and buff it off, it leaves enough in the pores to make them fingerprint proof. But that takes a long time and I need to make thousands.
These are consumer goods, so I don't want them dripping in oil or feeling slimy.
Does anyone have a good, quick solution or product for this? The ideal would be something I could dip them in and mostly evaporate, or maybe a treated walnut shell type product where I could drop them in a tumbler and have them come out treated.
Thanks for any suggestions!
If I take a bit of oil and slowly and carefully wipe it on and buff it off, it leaves enough in the pores to make them fingerprint proof. But that takes a long time and I need to make thousands.
These are consumer goods, so I don't want them dripping in oil or feeling slimy.
Does anyone have a good, quick solution or product for this? The ideal would be something I could dip them in and mostly evaporate, or maybe a treated walnut shell type product where I could drop them in a tumbler and have them come out treated.
Thanks for any suggestions!