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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
How can I do this? I've got too of them but I don't have 50 years to let them age.
Thanks Dave
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cocomax Loyal user North Fork, CA 289 Posts |
I age my metal items by dipping them in hot wax and then rolling them in sulfur and then burning them with a propane touch. The sulfur and wax burns off leaving nasty oxidation and sulfide corrosion. It looks great because it is REAL corrosion and not something just painted on.
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Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
Thanks!
I'll give it a try. Dave
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FacadeTheStiltBoy Elite user Greensboro NC 474 Posts |
Depending on what the key is made of, there are fast ways of devloping a nice patina on it. Also look into cold blueing, or browning (for those who do the SASS shooting events and make their stuff look a lot more period)
Even soaking a piece of iorn or steel in a combination of water and lemon juice overnight would turn it a nice black color. |
Chris Stolz Inner circle Mississauga, Ontario 1958 Posts |
I'd use a sponge and some paint. Put paint on the sponge and lightly tap it with the sponge to darken the finish. Once it's dried, lightly sand most of the paint off leaving paint in the corners and edges.
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George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
I've never tried this, but I've read somewhere that the acid in Coke can actually rust metal to oblivion. May be worth a try.
Besides aging the key visually (paint or otherwise), you can also age it physically by using a file lightly on the wear points, i.e. the teeth, back, tip, and head.
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camikesrd Regular user Richmond,Virginia 103 Posts |
Jewlery makers use something called liver of sulpher to put patina on bronze,
also coin collectors........Mike |
Slim King Eternal Order Orlando 18012 Posts |
You guys know everything!
What would happen if I put them in one of those Rock Tumblers? It might smooth the edges and make it look worn???? Thanks again Dave
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FacadeTheStiltBoy Elite user Greensboro NC 474 Posts |
Yeah it would polish it and take off the burrs (same thing like using a tumbler for brass (from firearms))
maby a combination of that and some chemical treatment on it would do it. |
kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts |
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On 2005-08-14 18:12, cocomax wrote: If I remember my chemistry, it's also the formula for a stink bomb! Definitely, outside.
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Leland Stone Inner circle 1204 Posts |
Hiya, Magi:
The rock tumbler is a good idea, but a bit of judicious filing before tumbling could cut the time needed to 'age' the key. Try your key with a magnet, which, if it attracts proves the key to be steel; in which case, iodine will grotesquely corrode the key overnight. Seal key and iodine in a ziplock bag. Try to avoid using Coca Cola, which actually has a mild cleansing effect on oxidation (due to the phosphoric acid). Leland |
George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
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On 2005-08-15 06:22, Slim King wrote: A tumbler might work okay, but it'll probably smooth everything at the same rate, which means no contrast between "a used part " and "a not used part." A file will let you age the parts that would wear out and ignore the others.
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Chris Stolz Inner circle Mississauga, Ontario 1958 Posts |
I couldn't help it, I had to go outsdie and try this. It worked GREAT.
No kidding here, take the thing outside and drop it on the side of the road. Step on it and DRAG it across the pavement. Flip it over and do the same. It scratches it up a bit and certainly won't look contrived!
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Mystician Inner circle Wallachia 3485 Posts |
A few other techniques:
On some keys, there is a lacquer finish, you might need to get this off first with a fine steel wool or emery cloth before even attempting a chemical method. 1) If you have a week to spare, just bury it in your back yard. 2) A method I used (with okay results, I should've sanded it more) was to suspend the key inside a large plastic instant coffee jar, near the top. I filled the bottom up to about 2 or 3 inches with ammonia, and let the fumes do their thing for about 36 hours. That definitely created a quick patina. 3) I've also heard of people using vinegar. 4) Yet another method I've heard of, is to fill a shallow dish (maybe even a lid) with ammonia, and place as many pennies in it as you can, along with the key, but don't allow any of the pennies to actually touch the key. Let sit for a few days.
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sdgiu Elite user The Boonies, NC 456 Posts |
When the OSS wanted to age money they'd made/counterfeited for their Agents who were going into France(WWII), they put it on the floor of their offices and walked on it for 1-2 weeks, this should work for your key(s) also. I'd use one of the above methods of removing the coating of varnish first.
Preferrably if you have an unfinished concrete floor that you can use(garage/driveway, basement), it would be best. Now for the shiny appearance you'd get after this, usually, egg white will dull/tarnish/age silver, copper, or brass (and most likely bronze) nicely and relatively quickly. old special ops guy Steve |
Decomposed Eternal Order High Desert 12059 Posts |
Vinegar, cola or muratic acid.
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magicmanila New user Washington DC 88 Posts |
No joke but I heard "pee" will also do the job. just don't know if you'll ever want to use it again though. LOL!!!
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