ageing copper rivets

[john beattie]

Hi Everyone
can anyone tell me if there is a product ready made i can use to age copper rivets.

many thanks

john

[St. George]

Copper rivets age fairly fast all on their own.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Lucky R. K.]

Hi Everyone
can anyone tell me if there is a product ready made i can use to age copper rivets.

many thanks

john

Vinegaroon works on rivets really fast to tarnish them.  I would guess you could use regular vinegar to do the job.  I believe Chuck Burrows used a metal browning solution in his holster video to age brass spots.  It would probably work on copper also.

Lucky 

[ChuckBurrows]

The best and fastest method for aging copper or copper based metals such as brass is:
1) Get a bottle of Birchwood Casey's Super Blue not the regular perma blue
2) A bottle of Muriatic Acid - found at any paint or hardware store
3) Rubbing Alcohol

mix these in a ratio of three parts Super Blue, 1 Part Muriatic acid, 1 Part Rubbing Alcohol

I age rivets after the fact - just as they would have aged normally:
Apply with a brush and let set until completely dry - if some get son the leather no biggoe - it will just add to the used look - if it lightens the leather too much re-apply dye to the area and again it will loolk like a stain if done right which is normal for aging. Apply a bit of baking soda and water to neutralize the acids. Oil using whatever saddle/harness you prefer and then top coat if desired.

[Durango Flinthart]

A compound call "Liver of Sulpher" is used by sculptures and jewelry makers to speed up the patina process.
If you find some beware the compound smells like rotten eggs!

Watch your Topknot

[St. George]

That'll darken stuff in a helluva hurry, all right - but the fumes will also rot wood and cause steel to rust - so use in a well-ventilated area, and store someplace far, far away from your guns, tools and other rustables.

You buy it at places that sell jeweler's supplies.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[john beattie]

Hi Guy's
thank you all for your help, i will give those methods a go and see how i get on

all the best

john

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Before I  got interested in SASS, I made my own bed from a copy of literally the Captain's Bed on the Balclutha ( a clipper ship in SF's Hyde Street Pier).



The bed is fantastic, with nine 8 1/2 X 30 inch drawers to a side. My main problems were how to make the galvanized stove bolt heads look old.

I was watching This Old House when they talked about antiquing the lead caning on stained glass.

Saint Norm suggested a stuff that is used on new caning to make it look less new. The short story is that I bought some of it and it took all the zinc off the bolt heads and removed the 'new' shine ...


There is a similar product that adds verdigris to a copper or bronze product ...

So just call up your stained glass store ... they should have 4 or 6  oz containers of it ...

CAVEAT; This stuff is nasty ... like St George said, use it in a well ventilated area with a bit of cat's paw's about to blow away the fumes ....

[Eloy Santa Cruz]

Wadd, I would sure like to see that bed. Maybe you could post some pics on the historical board.

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Eloy,

I would be proud to do that ... but I still have to a dozen drawers to put in it ... but when it is done, I will put the pick up like a proud papa ... *S*