How do you patina a metal object?

Answer 1

if you mean how do you patinize a metal object with fake patina, there are products that are sold at Lowes, and craft shops that can be applied to a metal object to give it a faux patina.

Answer 2

http://www.patinas.com/

There are a lot of fake patina products. One being Rub and Buff manufactured by the American Art and Clay Co. It's a waxy, shoe polish type of coating and essentially you rub it on and buff it until you get the desired result. Cost about $3.00 a small tube-a little goes a long way.

Answer 3

there are cold patinas and hot patinas.
cold are easier to use and work well on gilded projects.
hot is better for bronze cast and such as that.

Answer 4

Basically you heat areas of it with a torch and brush or wipe chemicals that cause a color change - different chemicals for different metals. Then you reapply or polish areas for the correct tone and shading.

Answer 5

There are solutions you can buy that will give the metal piece a faux finish. I think dickblick even carries them.

Answer 6

Depending on the metal....
Copper - rag bleach on to it
Aluminum/or/stainless steel - rub hard w/ brillo and buff on shoe polish

Answer 7

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