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Pickling the bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol to a dark statuary finish
I'm fabricating the bronze doors for the U.S. Capitol, these doors get a dark statuary finish. I was told there was a pickling solution to aid in the coloring process, along with the darkening agent. If this is true can you tell me what this product is and where I can get it. I'm trying to achieve a more uniform color over the surface of these doors, also having a bit of a hard time getting the acid to react at all on certain pieces. Any help would be great. Thank you
Jon S. LindseyCustom metal fabrication - Capitol Heights, Maryland
2006
Dear Jon!
Buy yourself one good book on patination of copper and its alloys (Rowe, Hughes book "The Colouring, Bronzing & Patination of Metals" [on
eBay,
Amazon,
AbeBooks affil links]
is best on that subject). Good luck!
- Cerovski vrh Croatia
2006
Dear Jon.
I am a bronze fabricator and finisher what you would want to do is use a product called antique black made by Birchwood Casey. Thanks and good luck Dale
- Antioch, Illinois, USA
2006
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