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Making brass look like pewter
gouletpens -
Friday, January 9, 2009 - 7:49pm
I am redecorating my kitchen for my wife and I have a little time on my hands so I'm playing around with some different ideas with my brass knobs and hinges. They're cast brass and I'd like to try to patina them to look like pewter if at all possible. I'm a pen maker by trade and I've worked with a number of different patinas for silver and copper with my gilding, but I've never tackled brass. Even with the research I've done I've never found a way to make brass look like pewter. Is it possible?? Thanks! ![]() brass to pewter color
GeorgeMummert -
Friday, January 9, 2009 - 9:04pm
You may try Silver Nitrate... It will patina silicon bronze nicely to a pewter like appearance. George KeystoneArt.org ![]() Tin
Tom Podnar -
Friday, January 9, 2009 - 10:12pm
Hi, You can flux the surface and tin it with pure tin and a propane torch. Tom. |
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The only way I've done it,
The only way I've done it, for a durable finish, is to nickel plate then scratch brush for a pewter tone.