[TheForge] copper sulfate

[Chris Caswell]

Are you trying to attain  a verdigris color on your copper?  I restore
antique lighting and do a fair amount of patinization on mostly brass but
some  copper.  We have a verdigris solution, but I cannot think of the name
right now.  If you like I will research it on Monday.  By the way,
patinization is a real pain in the ass.  I do it almost on a daily basis and
rarely do I get the results I want in the first (or even second) try.

Chris Caswell
Caswell Wood & Iron
Burlington, VT


----- Original Message -----
From: Marc V. Davis III (Marc of the Hammer) <marc3rd@comcast.net>
To: 1The Forge <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:30 PM
Subject: [TheForge] copper sulfate


> Ok this is what I did.
>
> I put copper sulfate into warm water until it would hold no more.
> I sand blasted the table and squirted it with phosphoric acid, let dry and
then sprayed with the copper sulfate solution.
>
> I put on 4 or 5 coats when each one dried.
>
> It had bright copper on some places and dark brown or black in others. So
I rubbed with scotch bright and most of the black rubbed off and some of the
copper. I didn't really scrub it.
>
> So am I doing it totally wrong or should do it again and just wipe it down
and spray a clear coat over the mess?does it take some time to dry or cure?
I was really going for the green copper effect.
> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
>
> signed
> Frustrated
>

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