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Re: How do you oxidize brass?
From: UNK
Date: 2015 Jan 20, 08:32 -0800
From: UNK
Date: 2015 Jan 20, 08:32 -0800
I received a video link from Rommel John Miller on darkening brass. It used commercial darkening products and I have ordered some liver of sulfur - that sounds more like a hundred year old product.
The rubbing with dry paper plus oil helped as mentioned before:
It's still not a good match. The ammonia layer is tough. I've tried Brasso, silver polish, and vinegar to remove it and only the vinegar seemed to help. It's soaking in vinegar now.
Stay tuned. Regards, Noell
