HOW TO - Flawless, Shiny Copper Patina
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- This video goes step-by-step through my updated copper patina process. This process produces a flawless finish for me every time, and can also be used to fix copper patina that didn't go quite right.
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The following are items I use in this process:
CJ's Flux Remover amzn.to/3ywE3T0
Brass Scrubby amzn.to/3V3voQP
Novacan Copper Patina amzn.to/3V7VSkw
Clarity Finishing Compound amzn.to/4bHQTfD
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What!!??? Wow ...I'm getting ready finish a piece And I was looking into the different ways to do the copper. Tha ks forthis!
@@WillieBStudios there are SO many ways to do copper, I'm constantly trying out new methods.
Your a thoughtful to share your knowledge. Thank you. You’ve save me a lot of heartache. I appreciate you 😘
I would love to see a video on how you frame your larger pieces!!! Thank you for the great videos! Very inspiring! 😊
You are a treasure! Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful methods!
Thank you for another great video! You're the best ;)
They look fantastic!! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a greedy world
My pleasure. I'm a believer in sharing knowledge to help others be better in this craft. Not every method/trick is going to work for everyone, but it's good to have all of these different methods out there for people to try.
Thank you!!! I cannot wait to try this method!! Your work is amazing!!!
yay! I hope it works well for you. I think I like the first way I did it best (following the cj's instructions first), cause if it turns out well right away, I don't have to mess with the brass scrubby. But if it doesn't turn out well, I can easily fix it. win-win!
And no worries about the scrubby scratching the glass? The patina looks great btw.
No, I haven't noticed any scratching on the glass. A lot of stained glass shops sell these brass scrubbies as "patina buddies." You just want to rub lightly with them though anyways. I did a test on one of my Iridescent pieces of glass, rubbing as hard as I could, and no scratches appeared.
Always look forward to your tutorials. Truly. Relaxing yet informative! - thank you
I just picked up my first bottle of copper novacan, but will definitely try this method with black patina as well :)
Aww thanks! Let me know how it goes with black patina - I haven't tried that yet
Looks terrific
Thanks!
Wow, I've never seen any copper patina this beautiful! 😍 May you try this with lead-free solder as well? I'm afraid it wouldn't look the same 🫣
It wouldn't hurt to do a test piece! I've never tried copper patina on lead-free before.
Just beautiful! Do you have any tips on using black or copper patina on tinned wire? I can often get the patina to look good on a suncatcher but the tinned wire embellishments turn out a mess. Love your videos!
So I believe tinned wire is tinned with lead-free solder (don't quote me on that, but I swear I read that somewhere), and I've never had good luck patinating it. If I'm turning a piece copper, I use straight copper wire (no tinning), if I'm patinating a piece black, I either re-tin the tinned copper wire, or just tin my own copper wire.
@@SamanthaAshleyGlass Great tip. Thank you!
Thank you , I love it.
Beautiful! I couldn’t wait for this video to come out! I do think using the toothbrush instead of the cotton ball may have someth8ng to do with it also.
Interestingly, I've used the toothbrush initially before, and it sort of splashed the patina around causing little dark spots, but when I do toothbrush/patina/cj's together, it's fine. I've just about given up trying to figure out all the different variables 😅. At least I've found a method I'm 100% comfortable with - that makes me happy.
I would think the brass scrubby is more abrasive than the toothbrush so it probably cleaned the surface more thoroughly? I'll have to try using the scrubby and soap for the cleanup before court patina and see how it goes 🤔
Definitely! I've also seen people use those brass wire brushes, but those freak me out, cause they look so harsh. lol
excited to try cj's flux remover. I've been using kwik clean and I'm not getting great results. I do use lead free solder though so maybe that's why.
I noticed your patina doesn't go dark first! I have to scrub mine in before it lightens up.
Also can I use steel wool instead of brass or is it something about the brass?
What does scrubbing flux remover do though? shouldn't it chemically neutralize the flux without scrubbing?
Going to try your method tomorrow (soldering day)! Thank you!
You can use steel wool, I just find steel wool to be too messy, cause it sheds.
Are you talking about when I scrub the flux remover with the toothbrush? You want to scrub it around with a brush, sponge, or cloth just to get any sticky flux residue off.
Good luck trying this method, I hope it works for lead-free solder! 🤞🏻
I use bronze wool
Hi, I wanted to ask you what the solder was used: Sn99% or Sn/Pb?, because Sn99% is more difficult to cover with a copper patina. And thank you for sharing your experience...❤
(I apologize for my grammar, I hope you understand my thought)
I used 60/40 tin/lead here
Can you do a video showing how to make a pattern with only a tablet?
Sorry, I make all of my pattern on a desktop computer
I heard baking soda neutralizes the flux and makes it very clean before applying patina.
Yep! That's another method that's out there. I've tried that one with black patina, but not with copper yet.
Thanks for your amazing video😅
@@SamanthaAshleyGlass -I'm taking notes!
I have used distilled water and it still looks ages. Iv tried your first video.
@@jaimieking4873 you can also try the method of polishing with a cleaner wax (like clarity finishing compound, or mother's cleaner wax) before applying the copper patina. There are a lot of methods out there, and sometimes it takes a few tries to find out which one is going to work for you.
Does it have to be CJ's flux remover? Don't think we can get that in aus. I usually just scrub with dish soap and water, would that work just as well do you think?
@@nickihuber-smith2329 you can certainly try it. I haven't experimented with other cleaning agents, but I think the important part is that the soap is cleaning while applying the patina.
Wow that's truly amazing. What a happy accident!
👸 Just sayin'
Thank you so much for all of the helpful tips! Your copper patina is 😍. Would the temp of the water change the solder color black? I used the copper brush + CJ's flux remover with toothbrush and it looked black even after another rinse.
I'm not sure, I've used both hot and cold water with similar results. I've never had my patina turn black, but I have seen a TH-cam video of someone who's copper turned black, but they were able to turn it back to copper by buffing with the wax.
Check out this video, it might help
th-cam.com/video/nN1RpiGR1vk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yp6WFK8AdGpwAEtl
Do you use the same idea when using black patina ?
I actually have not tried this method with black patina yet - didn't even think of that! 😅
@@SamanthaAshleyGlass I haven’t tried using patina at all yet. I have both copper and black but fine the many different methods daunting. I am in the uk and cjs is completely sold out everywhere so I use fairy liquid and bicarbonate of soda. I will definitely be trying your method though. Thank you so much for your videos, I watch them all and they are very helpful and easy to understand ❤️
@@kirstenrussell1752 I hear you, there are so many methods, and so many variations with all the different soaps/cleaners available. You could always try this method with whatever soap you do use. I don't know if this works for all soaps, or if there's something special about cj's flux remover. I've just always used CJ's since I first learned stained glass.
So close to getting it right! Try wax before patina and you will be deleting this video...
I actually have tried that before 👍🏻. The results were also beautiful with that method, but I still found it occasionally inconsistent, so it's just not my favorite go-to method. Luckily there are lots of ways to go about the process.