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How to finish bare steel to look like oil finished bronze

June 27, 2008

Hi, I am trying to match the look of the store bought rubbed bronze finished door hardware to the steel hardware I am fabricating. I have the EPI ultra black kit for the black oxide needs of my auto restoration projects. Is there something usefull in the kit to aid in my faux bronze finish I want for my steel hardware? Thanks. Steve

Steve Dauria
hobbyist and designer - Sierra Madre, Calif

Hi, Steve. Letters 34482 and 17968 offer the quickest explanation of what oil rubbed bronze is and how it's done. Unless you can start by having the door electroplated with copper, I don't think a real oil rubbed bronze finish will be practical. There are paints that simulate it, and if you pick a good one and have artistic skills, it may be good enough.

Regards,

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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June 30, 2008

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