Hours worth of scrubbing with Brasso, Barkeepers Friend, and other products have not removed the milky-white film. I am assuming that the sink had been treated with something. The bottom of the sink now has a milky-whitish appearance. The caterer at my wedding disposed of an urn of scalding coffee in my lovely hammered copper sink. Scalding coffee turned copper sink milky-white September 3, 2010 Maybe a thinner top coat like Everbrite, repeated every few months, might leave a more natural look. You can try a do-it-yourself coating like an epoxy or polyurethane but these may discolor. I say that as preface to saying that the replacement topcoat may not be as hard and durable. These sinks may (or may not) have had UV-cured or radiation cured topcoats, which are probably not practical for home owners to apply. Once you have close to the look you seek, a polyurethane "matte" topcoat is probably a good idea. However, you can apply decorative copper paint, and achieve the burnished look, with wear points a lighter tone and recessed areas a darker tone, by repainting everything but the wear points black. If you are starting with black paint, you can't actually patina it. Real oil rubbed bronze is achieved by copper plating, then applying a brown patina, then buffing away the patina from the corners and wear points, bringing back the copper look there, Becky. Link - as an Amazon Associate, earns from qualifying purchases)Ī. Now they look too new and I'm trying to get that distressed age look.Any suggestions and do they need to be sealed with a flat polyurethane also to not have a shiny appearance. I'm trying to achieve an oil rubbed look on black flat painted hardware for kitchen cabinets that were originally brass looking with porcelain center pieces. My company can provide you the answer to either one in the form of chemical patinas or solvent dyes. "oil rubbed" is usually brown to dark brown while "blackened" is just that. Which is it? You can do one or the other. Achieving the burnished look, with wear points a lighter tone and recessed areas a darker tone, may take some skill and practice. More about how to do oil rubbed bronze can be found on letter 34482. A "living" finish will continue to wear to brightness at high points and darken where there is no handling, but most people seem to prefer to clear coat the item when it looks the way they want it to. Real oil rubbed bronze is achieved by applying a brown oxidizing solution to copper, then buffing away the patina from the corners and wear points, bringing back the copper look there. You can find patina solution in brown and other colors, and some may be the tone you seek. The easiest way to apply a patina is simply to brush on a patinating solution.
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