TIKISKIP : How to make tiki light, Lamp 101 - Other Crafts

T tikiskip Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 5993	T tikiskip Posted posted on Fri, Feb 10, 2017 7:03 AM Need to make my new shiny nuts old and black looking. When I see some cool old looking décor in a tiki bar and then see new shiny hardware on it or a white cord on some old tki light, well it’s like your mother in law calling during sex, unless your mother in law is Christie Brinkley. Sooo I needed to age the brass I used on this new light. Here are ways to do that. In a plastic container pour some vinegar, apple cider also works really well, add a tablespoon or two of salt, mix well. Put your pieces in mixture and let them soak for a few minutes or longer. Take them out and dry with paper towel. Place them in either a cookie sheet and put in oven to 350 or put a piece of tin foil over your stove burner (electric) and place pieces over them on med to high heat. Watch them turn dark in a few minutes. Remove (with pliers) and let cool. You can polish the pieces with #0000 steel wool (hardware store) and polish to give desired look. For brown-black, use a sulphide solution. An easy one used to be selenium toner from KODAK, but thats really hard to find with the decline in photo processing. Another easy source is "Patina Black" by Novacan used by stained glass artists. You should be able to get a small bottle for about 8 bucks. For Green-white use JAX Green Patina. Produces a permanent antique green finish on Copper, Brass & BronzeMade in the USA.

Need to make my new shiny nuts old and black looking.
When I see some cool old looking décor in a tiki bar and then see new shiny hardware on it or a white cord on some old tki light, well it’s like your mother in law calling during sex, unless your mother in law is Christie Brinkley.

Sooo I needed to age the brass I used on this new light.
Here are ways to do that.

In a plastic container pour some vinegar, apple cider also works really well, add a tablespoon or two of salt, mix well.
Put your pieces in mixture and let them soak for a few minutes or longer.
Take them out and dry with paper towel.
Place them in either a cookie sheet and put in oven to 350 or put a piece of tin foil over your stove burner (electric) and place pieces over them on med to high heat.
Watch them turn dark in a few minutes. Remove (with pliers) and let cool.
You can polish the pieces with #0000 steel wool (hardware store) and polish to give desired look.

For brown-black, use a sulphide solution. An easy one used to be selenium toner from KODAK, but thats really hard to find with the decline in photo processing. Another easy source is "Patina Black" by Novacan used by stained glass artists. You should be able to get a small bottle for about 8 bucks.

For Green-white use JAX Green Patina. Produces a permanent antique green finish on Copper, Brass & BronzeMade in the USA.

Post #772840 by tikiskip on Fri, Feb 10, 2017 7:03 AM

For brown-black, use a sulphide solution. An easy one used to be selenium toner from KODAK, but thats really hard to find with the decline in photo processing. Another easy source is "Patina Black" by Novacan used by stained glass artists. You should be able to get a small bottle for about 8 bucks.