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Oil rubbed bronze clawfoot tub feet




HI!
MY NAME IS DEBBIE!
I HAVE AN ANTIQUE CLAWFOOT TUB AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A WAY THAT I CAN REFINISH THE FEET TO HAVE AN OIL RUBBED BRONZE APPEARANCE. I HAVE SENT THEM TO BE SANDBLASTED TO REMOVE MANY YEARS & LAYERS OF PAINT, TO RESTORE THEM TO THE ORIGINAL CAST, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. IS THERE A WAY TO ACHIEVE THIS ON CAST IRON?
THANX SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME!
DEB

DEBBIE MACDONALD
HOBBYIST - CORINTH, New York
2007



2007

You can use immersion copper plating(very simple process,immersion bronze is possible too,simply rubb solution to surface+ rinse well),then you can oil it very very sparingly(any edible oil or fat can be used, linseed oil [affil links] is best,20 shellac solution is very good too) and heat it to 300-400 C(with hot air gun).Repeat if needs and thats it-try it first on some scrap iron.Hope it helps and good luck!
Ah -and coppering formula: 1 lit water
50 gm copper sulphate
50 ccm ammonia(25%)
+add some tartaric acid [on eBay or Amazon],solution must be slightly acid!
Immersion bronze(for steel): stannous sulphate 2-6 gm
copper sulphate [on eBay or Amazon]0,75-2,25 gm
sulfuric acid 10-30 ml
water 1 lit ,20 °C temp.

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia




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