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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 [linked by editor 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 Fergusonartist, sculptor - Taos, New Mexico, USA
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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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Metal Colouring by Fishlock is very good book on that subject.Book by Angier, Firearm Blueing and Browning [link is to info about book on Amazon] 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