Iron Mate™ Safety & Use Guide

Iron Mate™ is a small-batch black-finish restorer for sound black-finished iron and steel. This guide summarizes approved uses, application directions, and drying-oil precautions.

Product Information

Iron Mate™ is produced in documented small batches by My Fireplace Doors LLC in Mustang, Oklahoma. Follow the label and this guide for approved uses, application, drying time, storage, and disposal.

Approved Use

Use only on a sound, clean, dry, completely cool black-finished iron or steel surface after a hidden-area compatibility test. Appropriate candidates include exterior faces of black-finished fireplace-door frames, black-finished metal screens, iron or steel trim, hearth hardware, and decorative black ironwork away from flame and high heat.

Directions

1. Turn the fireplace off and confirm every treated part is completely cool and unlit.
2. Clean and completely dry the surface.
3. Shake Iron Mate until uniformly black.
4. Test a hidden area and evaluate it after drying.
5. Apply a very light coat with a clean, lint-free cloth.
6. Buff thoroughly with a separate clean cloth until no wet or oily residue remains.
7. Ventilate and allow at least 24 hours to dry. Cool or humid conditions and a heavy coat can require longer.
8. Do not return the fireplace to service until the surface is dry, no longer tacky, and product odor has dissipated.

Warning

COMBUSTIBLE DRYING OIL. OIL-SOAKED CLOTHS CAN SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITE. Keep away from heat, sparks, and flame during application and curing. Immediately place used cloths and applicators in a water-filled metal container with a tight-fitting lid and dispose of them according to local requirements. Do not leave oily materials folded, piled, balled up, or loose in ordinary trash. Avoid eye contact and prolonged skin contact. Do not swallow. Keep out of reach of children and pets.

Do Not Use On

Hot, warm, lit, flame-contact, or firebox-interior surfaces; burners, pilot assemblies, gas valves or controls, electrical parts, vents, flues, or chimneys; food-contact surfaces or cookware; glass, brick, stone, tile, grout, concrete, wood, plastic, or fabric; stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass, chrome, nickel, galvanized metal, plated or polished metal unless specifically validated; bare or actively rusting metal; peeling, blistered, powdery, cracked, failing, or unknown coatings.

Iron Mate is cosmetic surface care. It is not paint, a rust converter, a structural repair, or a substitute for proper preparation and refinishing.

First Aid and Storage

Eyes: Rinse with water for at least 15 minutes. Skin: Wash thoroughly with soap and water. If swallowed, do not induce vomiting; call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or a doctor.

Keep Iron Mate tightly closed, upright, cool, dry, and away from sunlight, heat, sparks, flame, oxidizers, children, and pets.

Blended and filled by My Fireplace Doors by My Fireplace Doors LLC, 1025 W. Kyle Way, Mustang, OK 73064.