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Aging solution to give carbon steel coated with zinc a gray aged patina
I'm a craftsman and I'm having a hard time finding an aging solution for my creations. I'm wanting to give it a dark gray aged patina. I use a carbon steel coated with Zinc.
Jeffrey Dean- Lancaster, P.A., U.S.A
2002
2003
Gray for zinc or zinc plated material:
200 gm iron chloride
1 lit water
Cold immersion(20 min.)!
Good luck!
Goran Budija
- Zagreb,Croatia
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