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How to finish bare steel to look like oil finished bronze
June 27, 2008
Hi, I am trying to match the look of the store bought rubbed bronze finished door hardware to the steel hardware I am fabricating. I have the EPI ultra black kit for the black oxide needs of my auto restoration projects. Is there something usefull in the kit to aid in my faux bronze finish I want for my steel hardware? Thanks. Steve
Steve Dauria
hobbyist and designer - Sierra Madre, Calif
Hi, Steve. Letters 34482 and
17968 offer the quickest explanation of what oil rubbed bronze is and how it's done. Unless you can start by having the door electroplated with copper, I don't think a real oil rubbed bronze finish will be practical. There are paints that simulate it, and if you pick a good one and have artistic skills, it may be good enough.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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June 30, 2008
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