tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post396454299305933280..comments2024-03-18T06:50:22.206-08:00Comments on Dan's Shop: Quick and Easy Hardware AntiquingDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-58691782224820709202009-05-16T13:30:00.000-08:002009-05-16T13:30:00.000-08:00Thanks All,
I'll have to try the vinegar trick. I...Thanks All,<br /><br />I'll have to try the vinegar trick. I did try egg yolks and yogurt once to darken brass, but no luck. I think there was lacquer of some other coating that interfered. Never really got back to it...<br /><br />I have to say though, the fire was super easy - and as a bonus, I could do it outside even in the winter.<br /><br />I'll try to get a post up soon, showing the difference they make on the cupboard.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176548997819533683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-85690664195462803482009-05-11T17:40:00.000-08:002009-05-11T17:40:00.000-08:00Handi's right--propane will also coat it black. A...Handi's right--propane will also coat it black. And Bob is right, too. Vinegar ages hardware. If you put a tub of vinegar beneath your hardware--I hang it on a string--and then cover the hardware and the tub with plastic, it only takes about an hour or less to do the job. <br /><br />...or you can toss it in a fire. :o)Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-38016649897991760212009-05-10T04:42:00.000-08:002009-05-10T04:42:00.000-08:00Nice work Dan! I've seem a similar thing done to m...Nice work Dan! I've seem a similar thing done to modern screws to remove the zinc coating and expose the raw steel and make them look better. I think Stephen Shepherd (Google Full Chisel blog) uses vinegar if I remember correctly to remove the zinc coating. I keep meaning to try it myself but have not yet needed to do it. I may try it just for fun. Are these for the step back you posted about a little while ago? They should look real nice. I so dislike that shiny new varnished look in new hardware. I think you made a good decision to antique them.Bob Rozaieskihttp://www.logancabinetshoppe.weebly.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318585149114723707.post-12460414163403249722009-05-09T14:51:00.000-08:002009-05-09T14:51:00.000-08:00Dan: Another year to put on eh... I bet if you s...Dan: Another year to put on eh... I bet if you set your mind to it... you could have it done, Oh lets say... By mothers day! lol<br /><br />Or a Present to yourself and say... Fathers Day!<br /><br />Nice work on the Hinges thou... I wonder if using a Propane Torch would do the same, by braising over the area in different patterns would give you a Simular Effect?<br /><br />Might have to check into some different effects fire enhances metal or hinges etc.<br /><br />HandiHandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694179060825320800noreply@blogger.com