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steveg10 -
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 6:48am
buffing | cleaning | coloring | polishing | sealing metals hello,how refreshing to find a site that is replete with the craft of metals. am I the only one here who dares to call himself a finisher?I restore metals in my small business(my paltry income)but my passion is manipulating patina on non ferrous sheet to create wall art. Ah well,breaks over-back to the wheel.  thanks fred
visitor -
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 8:16pm
happy to be on board.quite so about patination,if i had three lifetimes i could only scratch the surface of possibility. steve g  finishes indoors and out
bpfink -
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 2:18am
welcome and we hope you will share with us anything that comes to mind in these areas. We consider the finishes of pieces an art as well. I work in mixed media on a regular basis which makes the challenges of aging compatibility both in base materials and final looks a quest as well. bpfink share
visitor -
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 1:10pm
if by mixed media and aging compatibility you mean organic and inorganic interaction arriving at the same place at the same time,then the point of challenge is well understood.i am the new kid on the block.i dont want anyone to feel uncomfortable about sharing, so i take everything from users on this web site in strict confidence.the exchange of knowledge,however,is what elevates us all.an observation: the best destiny of a finish(i.e.patina) is enhancement of the art.less is almost always more.my quandry at the moment is the transposition of immersion receipes to topical without compromising depth of field,or color.steve g metal patination
visitor -
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 7:40am
Steveg10, Welcome to a great group of folks. I too work mostly in bronze castings that I do of my wife's work, but I am getting into patination of sprayed metal items (I have a metal sprayer that allows coating most any base material ((even paper and cloth)) with copper or bronze. I use both cold (often proprietary chemistry I buy) and hot processes. Soooo much to learn and do and so little time! John Dach sprayed metal
visitor -
Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 7:45pm
interesting,are we talking about ground metals suspended in a clear carrier? if so how does the patinizing agent penetrate? steveg10 |
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ArtMetal
Welcome Steve, Great to have
Welcome Steve,
Great to have a specialist in metal finishes.
There are a few of us who finish our own work. The patination of non ferrous metals is an art in itself. Glad to have you on board.
Fred Zweig
Metalsmith