Ammonia Copper Patina

The bluish patina is drop dead gorgeous.

Ammonia copper patina. PK b 925 1 The hydroxide ion reacts with the. One sheet did not patina quite as well as some of the others so I applied a bit more salt sprayed on a coat of ammonia from the spray bottle then let it sit in the chamber for another daywhich did the trick. Same results on copper.

You can accelerate this natural reaction by exposing copper to fumes of ammonia and salt or vinegar and salt. Drizzle 2 teaspoons of ammonia evenly a bit on both sides of the cloth. Ammonia Vinegar Salt Vinegar Salt Liver of Sulfur Sulphur Peanut Oil Fake Patina.

Use Bronze Copper or Brass with White Wine Vinegar and an Ammonia Chamber. Household ammonia is much slower and very pungent. The much admired natural protective coating of a blue-green patina characterizes older copper roofs including ancient cathedrals as well as bronze statues and other copper metal surfaces exposed to the weather.

Mix the above ingredients together in a misting bottle. They were beautiful. My first career choice when I was 8 was MAD SCIENTIST.

Recomends that to achieve a permanent patina on copper items the best product to use is human urine. Now place the ammonia-soaked paper towels back over the bracelet so they have contact with the entire outside surface of your bracelet. The tutorial is by Creatinglinus over on Instructables.

I concluded that the longer it takes to develop the patina the longer it stays on. Wrap the cloth around the sandwich evenly. This complex ion imparts a characteristic pale blue color to the solution.