[TheForge] copper sulfate

Sun Jul 6 19:22:00 2003

Where I live, 2 or three days outside will take care of the
copper...........

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] copper sulfate

> > We have a verdigris solution, but I cannot think of the name
> > right now.
> I heard that Miracle-Gro works great.
>
> Darrell
>
> http://www.machinemaster.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Caswell" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 3:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] copper sulfate
>
>
> > 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) <[email protected]>
> > To: 1The Forge <[email protected]>
> > 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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