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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 [affil link] ' 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
You can use Incralac
⇦ on
eBay or
Amazon [affil link]
, 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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