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Seeking a reference on patinas for steel
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I do metal sculptures using mild steel, plasma cutting, mig
welding, etc. I want to find a reference that will tell me the color
I can get on the surface with various chemical treatments. For
instance, I can get a bright orange with salt water sprayed on and
left overnight, then "stabilized" with a clear coat of acrylic paint.
Or, I can get a dark red color with dilute
Muriatic Acid [link is to product info at Amazon] over night.
But I feel like I'm re-inventing the wheel with these
"experiments". Does anyone know of a book that has this info? or
someone to talk with about it?
Gary Ferguson
artist, sculptor - Taos, NM
First of two simultaneous responses -- +++++++
I'd suggest
"Contemporary
Patination" by Ron Young, or
Colouring, Bronzing & Patination of Metals [link is to product info at Amazon] by
Hughes/Rowe.
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Dave Wichern
- The Bronx, New York
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Second of two simultaneous responses -- +++++++
Metal Colouring by Fishlock
is very good book on that subject.Book by
Angier-Firearm
Blueing and Browning is very good too( iron and steel patinas
only).There are many other older books (Buchner,Hiorns,Krause,Beutel
are best).Hope it helps and good luck!
Goran Budija
- Zagreb, Croatia
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www.thelitterbox.org website is very good source of download free
informations on that subject(7 old techno-chemical recipe
books,Scientific American Cyclopaedia of formulas best).Hope it helps
and good luck!
Goran Budija
- Zagreb, Croatia


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