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Upgrading copper/brass statues with a coating

2004

We are upgrading a large 94% copper statue and need to seal the final finish to give a shiny copper finish. We are having problems in 'holding' the copper colour after washing..it turns 'black'. We have acid washed, rinsed, used 'Brasso [on eBay or Amazon]' and wiped oil on the surface to keep the copper colour until it can be washed off with thinners and detergent before sealing with a clear lacquer. We need the best cleaning methods and what to seal with to retain the copper colour.

Regards..

Carl Herbert Havemann
consultant - Pretoria, Gauteng, Centurion, Rep. South Africa

Incralac
(brass lacquer with benzotriazole)

on eBay or

Amazon

(affil links)

You can use Incralac [on eBay or Amazon] , special lacquer for copper and its alloys(USA product)!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2004

adv.

"Clearcoats/Lacquers for Brass from G.J. Nikolas"

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