What is it exactly? I've just been trying to remove the dark surface of a brass door handle, with a buffing wheel and the black wax stuff, but beginning to think it's a deliberately applied finish and hard to remove. I've given up and left it with just a few shiny high-lights.
Interesting. We are installing new lights at the moment that are an antique brass style. We have found a light we like for over our kitchen peninsula but it only comes in black or bright shiny brass. Looks like I could use this to give the light the antique feel of the others
I've used this on screws and screw cups in a listed manor house, they had a leak under the floor that had cupped the floor board really badly. We managed to kerf the back of the board and persuaded it to go back flat with brass screws. But the bright screws looked so out of place and just glared in your face when you walked into the room.
Copper sulphate solution????
Whilst at Art College a friend would try and persuade us to 'wee' on his bronze casts, to add a little patina. But,when nature called, it was always too much of a detour to go by way of the outside sculpture yard.
So I can see how ammonia would work quite well.
In the aircraftery I use 0.2mm brass sheet and bronze brazing rod to fabricate little bits and pieces for the model aeroplanes.
Interesting that you braze sheet that thin, I have never really considered it. Is there any specific reason not to solder, I would have thought it easier for such thin sheet. Would love to know how you go about it and what rods you use.
Clear shellac is also good, for indoor stuff anyway, and easily removed if you need to.
