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accidental yellow patina

mele miller - Monday, December 24, 2007 - 3:04pm
accidental yellow patina

I just wanted to share this yellow patina that I got by accident. I like it, how about you guys?
Mele


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Rick Crawford's picture

Yes, very much so!! What

Rick Crawford - Monday, December 24, 2007 - 4:56pm

Yes, very much so!! What type of metal? What did you do to get this color?

Rick Crawford at Smoky Forge


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mele miller's picture

Hey Rick, It is plain sheet

mele miller - Monday, December 24, 2007 - 6:45pm

Hey Rick,
It is plain sheet metal. I buy it at the scrap yard and grind the white powder coat paint off of it. I didn't clean it at all after I made the flowers. I sprayed it with Insta-Rust let it turn pink and then sprayed it off with water, then sprayed it with Rust Arrest, then sprayed it with copper plate. Dried it lightly with a torch and sprayed it again with copper plate. Let it sit a while and before it was completely dry sprayed a clear coat on it. I had no idea it would dry yellow, my intention was to stop it from rusting. It looked really dark when it was wet. Anyway I went out to dinner and when I came back it was dry and yellow. It's really pretty in the sun. I sprayed it again today with clear coat, I really hope it maintains this color even though it will be outside. I'm getting some rainbow torch this week and I hope it will be fun to.
Thanks, Mele


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grizz's picture

I like the color too. I get

grizz - Monday, December 24, 2007 - 10:18pm

I like the color too. I get my yellows from other patinas but this is cool.
"GRIZZ"


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visitor's picture

Mele- This is really a great

visitor - Tuesday, December 25, 2007 - 3:10pm

Mele-
This is really a great effect. I like the way the patina transitions upwards from the base. I think that even if it continues to rust under the clear coat outside, the effect will be nice- kind of like a piece maturing over time...


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Metal Momma's picture

LOVE the flowers and the

Metal Momma - Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 7:32am

LOVE the flowers and the color too - from the picture the leaves don't look like they've been clear coated - have they? What gauge is the metal?

Metal Momma - metal art everlasting


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mele miller's picture

Hey MEtal Momma!Hope you

mele miller - Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 1:49pm

Hey Metal Momma!
Hope you had a great Christmas, since you got a new welder I guess you did. No the leaves are not coated. They are just treated with Inta-Rust. I think is about 20g. I have some 18g and it is hard to cut by hand. This stuff is easier. Hurry and make stuff and send us pictures.
Mele


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Rob Sigafoos's picture

Mele- This is a really nice

Rob Sigafoos - Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 6:46pm

Mele-
This is a really nice piece- I can imagine it flowing in the wind in the Fall with the Fall colors behind it. I could imaging a garden filled with these!
-Rob


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mele miller's picture

Thanks so much. I am working

mele miller - Thursday, December 27, 2007 - 11:24am

Thanks so much. I am working on an arbor (my first big piece) and think I will put some of these at the base on the sides. With our drought this summer a steel garden might just be the ticket!
Mele


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