How To Patina Copper Red

A red patina can be developed on copper with a torch and any number of fluxes. To see the birdhouses I built check out this video.

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How to patina copper red. Remove soap oils and film from the copper. You then heat your copper piece with a torch. Alternately apply the flux first then apply heat for a smoother color.

You heat it to a red hot and very quickly quench it in the boraxwater solution. When the copper glows red hot sprinkle on the flux for a speckled look. Please read the instructable for mor.

It means you need to heat it up almost to melting temp. So after reading the great. The towels should be on for at least 12 hours.

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This video is part of an instructable. The melting temp of copper is 1085C. Heat the copper to a red hot and very quickly quench it in the boraxwater solution.

Red Copper Patina using rokusho hiirodo or hido home Japanese Alloy Basics copyright 2010 Jim Kelso. Wipe and pat the copper item dry with a soft cloth. Do this in a stainless pot or old stainless sink placed over a gas burner the solution will corrode any other common metal container so must be stainless.

This video is about creating red colors on copper using sodium sulfide and hot water and heatJoin Hana Briona and I while we experiment with sodium sulfate. Do not handle the copper pieces. The heat is applied to the copper from below.

Bring a cup or two of water to a full rolling boil. Other Tutorials Recent Works To Archives Jewelry. I surround the piece with charcoal blocks to help it heat up.

Keep the flame on and the water boiling. Hello everyone I have just spent a day trying to achieve a deep red patina on copper using one of Hughes and Rowes boiling recipes that worked well for me a long time ago. In this video I show you five easy copper patinas ranging from dark to vibrant blue.

3 Let the copper soak for 30 minutes. Its a little hard to see but in the 4th picture blue patina. 4 Removed the copper and let it dry.

I recommend building a small firing area out of fire brick just tall enough and wide enough to fit the piece. Copper Red Patina Remove the Rest of the Salt After the patinated copper has dried you will need to lay the metal flat face up on the floor or table and cover the surface with wet towels. Let the copper air dry do not blot.

The first two pictures shows a copper tag that I didnt soak in the solution I guess some salt and vinegar got on it and it started developing a little patina. Next you will heat your copper piece with a Propane torch. The red patina is a kind of oxidized copper that is created under the temp around 1000C.

Here are the patina recipes covered. You may have to repeat the heating process if the copper is not shiny red. Kogo by Shoami Katsuyoshi courtesy Kiyomizu-Sannenzaka Museum Fern crozier by Jim Kelso.

After buying chemicals worrying about the hazards and all the time involved in dealing and disposing of them and the laborious cleaning process AND then failing I wonder if it is all worth it. How to create a red patina on copper using only heat and boiling water. Clean and if necessary evenly sand your metal.

Link to infoproduct on Amazon solution. How to get red orange and pink patinas on copper using just a torch and Borax. - Ammonia Vinegar Salt - Vineg.

Clean the copper piece with a mild dish detergent and rinse the soap off thoroughly. Heat the copper piece on a stailess steel net until it becomes shiny orange. The best way to mass color copper bronze or brass red is to boil it in a mild copper nitrate affil.

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