How To Distress Copper

Hamilton shows you different methods of coloring copper and silver using chemical patinas including liver of sulfur.

How to distress copper. How do you oxidize copper with salt and vinegar. If the copper cleaner didnt remove the dark residue the next step would be to try acetone and fine-grained steel wool. To age copper wipe down the surface of the entire piece with a lint-free cloth to remove any oils and dirt.

To enhance the textures mix some black paint with a bit of matt medium and water to make it quite fluid and transparent. Maybe your salvaged wood already has some paint if not add a quick coat of whatever color you like and then sand it off using a rough grit sandpaper. Add blue-green copper patina solution to a plastic dish.

- Patinare i metalli. This Antiquing stain is meant to get into the details and be absorbed by the concrete. Copper is a great texturing metal for the beginner and advanced metalsmith because it is very forgivingyoull need a concentrated effort to really mess it up Copper is soft and tough inexpensive hard to melt down takes a beautiful patina and is easy to find.

Place copper object in a sealed trash bag with an ammonia soaked rag to sit over time. Some authorities say adding ammonia to the solution will bring out the blue-green-red-purple interference colors that makes copper so beautiful. Feb 17 2012 - The pristine shine of new sheet metal can sometimes appear to lack character and style.

How do you make metal look rustic. You can either wipe back the fresh paint with a cloth to reveal a soft distressed look or wait until its dry and be more aggressive with a cloth on it. Experiment with care when using household ammonia for it is also a breathing hazard if not used in a well ventilated area.

Soak your pieces in the solution for 1 hour. See our Copper Sheet Thickness Guide and. In a spray bottle mix an aging compound out of vinegar household.