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ANTIQUING COPPER

Q. I'M LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BROWN COPPER. I MAKE BIRDHOUSES AND LIKE TO USE ACCENTS OF BRASS OR COPPER BUT I PREFER AN AGED APPEARANCE. SO IF THE METAL HAS A SHINE, I LEAVE IT OUT IN THE WEATHER BUT THIS TAKES A LONG TIME. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS SEEMS TRIVIAL BUT I DO HOPE I GET SOME INFO.

THANK YOU,

JOHN [ JACK] ROBINSON
- BRONSON , FLORIDA
2003

"The Colouring, Bronzing & Patination of Metals"
by Hughes & Rowe
coloring_bronzing

on eBay or Amazon
or AbeBooks
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A. Your question is not the least bit trivial, Jack! It may be, however, somewhat repetitive to our regular readers because it has been asked and answered many times here already :-)

Please see our FAQ on this topic, search the site for those related letters, or borrow from the library The Colouring, Bronzing, and Patination of Metals byHughes & Rowe ⇨
It's a beautiful "coffee table book" too. Good luck!

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Ted is available for instant help
or longer-term assistance.
2003

Snobol Cleaner

on Amazon
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<- Use SNO BOL toilet bowl cleaner.

Rye Hill
- North Port, Florida
2007

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