How To Patina Copper Sheet

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How to patina copper sheet.

3 tablespoons white vinegar 5 45 ml 1 teaspoon table salt 5 ml 2 stirred very well until the salt dissolved completely. Step 1 fill a quart sized spray bottle with equal parts cider vinegar and water. Do some experimenting and see what the results are. Rustic copper patina finish by rena klingenberg one of the fun things about working with patinas like this one is that the result is usually a surprise.

Wash solution over metal surface let dry then wash piece in cool water. I start by sanding the copper sheets with 220 grit sand paper. 4 removed the copper and let it dry. Add about 1 2 cup of regular table salt to the mix.

Run the copper under water and sprinkle a small amount of table salt onto the side or sides you wish to patina. Basic copper is here to help. Clean the copper piece with a mild dish detergent and rinse the soap off thoroughly. Remove soap oils and film.

After the sanding was finished up i moved on to giving all of the sheets a good washing with soap and water to get all of the grit grime and oils off. 1 made a solution with the following ratio. Cap the spray bottle and shake it vigorously until the salt dissolves. 3 let the copper soak for 30 minutes.

Solution hot 180 to 190 f metal hot 200 f cold wash water applied after metal has cooled to around 100 f. Scrub the copper item with an abrasive pad and water. Repeat until color develops. The copper dioxide then reacts with more oxygen to form copper oxide equation 2.

This one unexpectedly turned out looking like a landscape painting with a tree over at the left side. Stroke the copper item in a linear motion to give the metal an. Here s what i did. The resulting patina will vary depending on how much salt you use.

Be sure to view our copper sheet thickness guide and patina copper sheet faq to determine the proper thickness you need for your project. For yellow green dip in dilute nitric acid then wash and dry. The formation of patina on copper is similar to the formation of rust on iron.