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Distressing/darkening/aging the brass on a barstool

I am refinishing some wooden bar stools that have brass footrests around the bottom. I want to either paint the brass or tarnish it so that it looks distressed, not shiny new, as I am going to distress the wood and want the two materials to coordinate. what should I do/use and how difficult is it to do?

Missy Armstead
- St. Louis, Missouri USA
2000

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2000

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