How To Age Brass With Ammonia

Putting it in the ammonia after that the bronze Pinion even got cleaner with only a minor patina left.

How to age brass with ammonia. Watch more Great Craft Ideas videos. Ammonia is a potent chemical that is best used outside of the home. We have a whole assortment of different eras represented on different doors around here but the one in my front hall was the lame-o shiny kind.

Brass that was soaked with Brass Ager for 10 seconds. If you remove too much re-dip in Brass Ager and repeat rubbing with steel wool until you get the desired amount of aging. Clean off any lacquer with nail polish remover or paint stripper and steel wool.

You can polish brass with an ammonia soaked rag but beware. Make sure when using ammonia that you also use the proper protection and never reuse containers from the antiquing process. Soak the paper towel in ammonia and sprinkle some salt onto it.

To lessen the aged effect rub steel wool over the brass while it is still wet. Avoid overdoing it on the ammonia. Using household ammonia for copper and brass.

I have not checked it but I suspect the polished surface will be subject to darkening. Another popular solution for how to age brass is by using ammonia. Simply follow the instructions and make sure your object is pure brass.

Now its believed by certain bodies that ammonia causes brass embrittlement over time as was first discovered by various armies around the world in the 1860s or thereabouts when brass cartridges which were a recent innovation were stored near the horses. Cleaning Brass with Vinegar Aging Brass with Amonia - YouTube. For small items such as jewelry you may put an ammonia-soaked wad of cotton or cloth in the bottom of a mason jar then suspend the piece inside the jar lid and seal it up.