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Getting a brass patina finish to antique door hardware

My husband and I purchased some antique shutter doors from Italy. They have wrought iron bolts and parts. I would like to plate all the parts with brass or at least somehow give them the colour of brass patina finish. Any info/help would be great.

Stephanie Brooks
hobbyist - Springfield, Virginia
2004

You can use next solution:

5 gms copper sulphate ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links]
5 gms tin chloride
1 lit water

This finish must be lacquered(mix good epoxy lacquer with some brown pigment)!

Goran Budija
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2004

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