Another way that I have seen work within a few minutes is to lightly scrub them down with Comet, rinse, lightly coat them with salt, then pour peroxide on them. It works within minutes. Great job!
@@AprilWilkersonMy neighbor and I have been using salt and different vinegars to patina sheets of copper flashing and they are absolutely mesmerizing to look at.
This works great - thank you! One tip - varnish has an amber cast to it - that’s why your project turned green. Next time, try spray lacquer or spray clear enamel. Thanks again!
Just a cliff note on holding patina you can do it with a multitude of products bird feeder I would use bees wax . Vehicle or home boiled linseed oil in spay bottle (RAGS CAN COMBUST WITH NO IGNITION) linseed oil must be applied every year like Thompson water seal but for metal. You don't need a chamber you can apply amonia or vinegar vinager takes 48 hours outside in sun spray every two hours.
When I darken or patina my copper I use Atlas rubber/clothe gloves, that way it keeps the oil from your hands off the copper and the chemicals away from your hands. They also keep the copper from tarnishing from the oils from your hands. With the humidity in Texas, it could tarnish copper over night. I enjoy watching you expand your talent to new things. Keep up the great work! Greg Nielsen Copper Tech Construction, Inc.
i work a lot with acid. so i can give you an important tip. use every time mask and safety glasses. your lungs and eyes will thank you. Sorry for my english, is not my mother language.
Very lovely effect, thank you, April! Looks gorgeous. Spar Varnish is more UV resistant than Spar Urethane. Wax coating on the roof after the seal coat dries, makes water roll off, and bird droppings not stick. For those who need a simpler technique, there are copper reactive paints made by Craig and Rose in UK, and Modern Masters series in the US. Modern Masters is the special effect paint used by film studios in Los Angeles. They carry every silver, gold, pewter, copper, and pearly shade. These are acrylic paints like Latex house paints, a plastic emulsion, suitable for wood, plaster, drywall, metal, etc. If you have a plaster relief piece, and use their aging bronze or copper patina paint, it looks very realistic, like an old bronze piece.
I am new to patina but have been rusting things for years for our haunted house. I am ready to play with some patina now! I am going back to watch your birdhouse video.
You get good protection from the patina, the green/blue nature of many copper salts is a function of water hydration. There is another reason for using either brass or copper screws or nails (the copper nails should be in the plumbing section). Easy route is to say look up "galvanic corrosion", but the skinny is, dissimilar metals will rot each other.
Really love that patina! Especially the bluer color ahead of time. Super gorgeous! Going to have to play with the copper sheet I've got in the shop. Go you!
I called about 9 different local stores and everybody said there was only one supplier of sheet metal in the metroplex and that was in Dallas. : ) So I made the hike to go grab some.
hello > A friend of mine mixed salt with amonia and then spayed > ended up with a very uniform green > pretty cool . Your technique is very nice too!!! Lovely
I'm making an apocalyptic character for my games course this video has been really helpfu. I can now make my characters armour look more old and scrap looking.
Have you ever just tried spraying the ammonia direct on sheet without the fume chamber step? Also which seal would NOT change the color of the blue patina? ty
I don't know if this seal is available in your country, but i have one called zapon spray from the brand dupli color. this one should not interfere with the color of the patina.
Nice video! I don't think the video said what you did with the spray bottle of ammonia, except for spraying the 4th piece that didn't turn out like the others. Looks like you washed the sheets, sprinkled salt, and then what? Assuming maybe you sprayed the sheets with the ammonia after salting? And also added ammonia to the bottom of the tub?
+joels outdoor vlog He He, when you started wondering, you should have placed some copper sheets outside, and the regular peed on them. Does the job too. :-)
To try to better preserve the verdigris it may be interesting to experiment making a few different mixtures of sealant from linseed / stand oil, other types of varnish and maybe some turpentine or another solvent. Maybe even an intermediate layer of clear acrylic spray.
that looks really great! I wonder what would happen if you rough the initial surface up more, and then sand back the patina lightly and repeat the process. I should really try this
I think this patina thing is a rabbit hole! You can easily spend weeks playing around with different combination of things. : ) It's quite fun so I agree you should try it.
Maybe you will have an answer for me. How to you get a lacker (sp) thats on top of copper. I have an old ice bucket and dont know how to remove it. Then i can do what your showing. ???? Thanks !
does it matter if you use nails or screws or would copper nails hold a patina? I'd love to see the outcome if you have any of the material left? and a few copper nails of course?
Excellent results! I always liked building eyebrow dormers and bay windows with copper roofs for an exterior accent, especially with wood shake roof homes. Add some copper to your home or shop as an outdoor project. ....13
Great video! I'm about to doe this for my bar back splash. I wanted to know if you have to have the vapor chamber? The piece I'm using is 2'x32" not to many tubs that large.
May be a bit late but David Marks former show "Woodworks" shows a process how he soaks cheesecloth with chemicals and wrapped the copper bench legs he made.
Everyone I know will not be surprised when I say you should wear you safety glasses when handling chemicals. As a rule of thumb the gloves go on after the glasses. You don't want to see how far chemicals travel when you accidentally drop the bottle in the sink.
April, your patina turned out beautifully! I am curious though, did both sides color for you? I did the exact same thing and a couple pieces did yet, others didn't. I thought that was rather odd~~~
Right? I was so mad, I wasted three days scratching my head trying to figure out what I was doing wrong! Then I learned it wasn't real copper....psh. Haha.
April, great bird house project. Another project mom and dad can see and say "my daughter made that for me". Did you know how to do that patina process or did you look up how to do it?
Pro tip...Absolutely no need to put a top coat on. the patina will not come off. I patinated half the front of a home with copper sheet. About 200 sq ft. After creating the green patina it never received anything else. It's not changed in 20 years.
thank you for sharing April. I really like all your videos and the one thing I like most is that you come up with everyday use projects that we cAn/use to accommodate our needs. One question I have for you is how do you sell your custom products ? I find I so hard to din clients who can appreciate my hard work and time I spend on my projects :(
Thank you. Well I don't sell anything so I actually don't have any great advice. I don't make my living by making and selling, I make my living by building what I need and showing people how to do it.
Hi...........I just did this to some copper leaves. The patina is obvious after a couple of hours, but it is bright blue. Will it eventually turn greenish blue? Thanks, Joan
I'm finding that spraying a clear coat fairly soon after you patina it keeps the color nice and brilliant. If you wait a few days, it will begin to fade and develop white swirly bits. Both are a nice look, depending on what you want. I'm using Krylon Clear Coat Acrylic to spray with, with excellent results. It's been about a month since I sprayed both pieces, and they still look just like they did the day I sprayed them. Don't know how they'll look in a few years' time, though.
I bet you could also use a resin epoxy to preserve the color, but I don't know if you'd encounter any strange chemical interactions with any remaining ammonia...
Hi I was try to make blue patina with only salt and vinager it was removed easily when ı want to polished with metal polish. İs it permanent like a sulfur patina?
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Another way that I have seen work within a few minutes is to lightly scrub them down with Comet, rinse, lightly coat them with salt, then pour peroxide on them. It works within minutes. Great job!
Oh that's neat, I didn't read that technique. What I find so interesting about patina is all the different ways and methods produce different colors.
@@AprilWilkersonMy neighbor and I have been using salt and different vinegars to patina sheets of copper flashing and they are absolutely mesmerizing to look at.
This works great - thank you!
One tip - varnish has an amber cast to it - that’s why your project turned green. Next time, try spray lacquer or spray clear enamel.
Thanks again!
just venturing into copper/leather jewelry, your's was the BEST instructions I have seen yet! thanks.
Just a cliff note on holding patina you can do it with a multitude of products bird feeder I would use bees wax . Vehicle or home boiled linseed oil in spay bottle (RAGS CAN COMBUST WITH NO IGNITION) linseed oil must be applied every year like Thompson water seal but for metal. You don't need a chamber you can apply amonia or vinegar vinager takes 48 hours outside in sun spray every two hours.
When I darken or patina my copper I use Atlas rubber/clothe gloves, that way it keeps the oil from your hands off the copper and the chemicals away from your hands. They also keep the copper from tarnishing from the oils from your hands. With the humidity in Texas, it could tarnish copper over night.
I enjoy watching you expand your talent to new things. Keep up the great work!
Greg Nielsen
Copper Tech Construction, Inc.
i work a lot with acid. so i can give you an important tip. use every time mask and safety glasses. your lungs and eyes will thank you. Sorry for my english, is not my mother language.
I've done some patinas in the past, but never with ammonia. I love the look, thanks for sharing this tip!
Very lovely effect, thank you, April! Looks gorgeous.
Spar Varnish is more UV resistant than Spar Urethane.
Wax coating on the roof after the seal coat dries, makes water roll off, and bird droppings not stick.
For those who need a simpler technique, there are copper reactive paints made by Craig and Rose in UK, and Modern Masters series in the US. Modern Masters is the special effect paint used by film studios in Los Angeles. They carry every silver, gold, pewter, copper, and pearly shade. These are acrylic paints like Latex house paints, a plastic emulsion, suitable for wood, plaster, drywall, metal, etc. If you have a plaster relief piece, and use their aging bronze or copper patina paint, it looks very realistic, like an old bronze piece.
this also works nicely on brass. I did this to a zippo lighter i have and i love it
Nice work! Your helping me with a upcoming ornamental gate project!
Awesome! I bet it'll look great.
the patina is super outstanding! well done april!
Wow April, they look amazing! 10 years of weathering in 1 day. Way cool!
Thanks Wayne. : ) I want to do this to so many things now, I think it's really cool as well.
I am new to patina but have been rusting things for years for our haunted house. I am ready to play with some patina now! I am going back to watch your birdhouse video.
i really love the aesthetic of the patina, i just never knew it was this easy!
I'd say it's se vinegar instead of ammonia because vinegar is not toxic but does take longer for the same effect.
Hi! How much longer? What kind of vinegar? Thank you!
You get good protection from the patina, the green/blue nature of many copper salts is a function of water hydration. There is another reason for using either brass or copper screws or nails (the copper nails should be in the plumbing section). Easy route is to say look up "galvanic corrosion", but the skinny is, dissimilar metals will rot each other.
: ) Thanks for explaining. I'm on the hunt for copper nails!
Really love that patina! Especially the bluer color ahead of time. Super gorgeous! Going to have to play with the copper sheet I've got in the shop. Go you!
Looks like fun. Brass screws or maybe copper nails might not stand out as much but they still look good. You can get copper sheets on Amazon.
I think I'll try copper nails! I didn't know they existed or I would have picked them up at the same time I bought the sheets. : )
Very neat! You can buy copper at any roofing suppliers.
I called about 9 different local stores and everybody said there was only one supplier of sheet metal in the metroplex and that was in Dallas. : ) So I made the hike to go grab some.
April, very nice. If you would brass screws for the roof, you could patina them too.
hello > A friend of mine mixed salt with amonia and then spayed > ended up with a very uniform green > pretty cool . Your technique is very nice too!!! Lovely
Ammonia fumes are also a good way to darken brass!
Awesome, good to know!
Great video April, I didn't know it was that easy to create a patina on copper.
I was shocked at how easy it was. : ) There are so many cool things I want to do with this now.
+April Wilkerson Yes, It's now on my list of things to try. Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm making an apocalyptic character for my games course this video has been really helpfu. I can now make my characters armour look more old and scrap looking.
Great info! Tried it and was amazed how good it came out! Thanks!
Turned out pretty cool April. 👍👍
incredible 3 minute video thank you
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
This video will help me in making my copper pipe lamp for the lady. Thank you!
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching.
@@AprilWilkerson which works better, iodized salt or reg sea salt?
You can also put the copper into a container with some vinegar, maybe even put some of it on the surface. Result should look the same.
Have you ever just tried spraying the ammonia direct on sheet without the fume chamber step? Also which seal would NOT change the color of the blue patina? ty
I don't know if this seal is available in your country, but i have one called zapon spray from the brand dupli color. this one should not interfere with the color of the patina.
Love that color, it's like a turquoise.
Hi April,
Nice colors for the patina. I'm beginning to believe there's nothing you can't do. :-)
; ) Not when I want to.
Cool, and lovely! I wonder if sprayed with clear acrylic if the blue would stay, like the green also.
Nice video! I don't think the video said what you did with the spray bottle of ammonia, except for spraying the 4th piece that didn't turn out like the others. Looks like you washed the sheets, sprinkled salt, and then what? Assuming maybe you sprayed the sheets with the ammonia after salting? And also added ammonia to the bottom of the tub?
I heard you talking about this on the podcast. Do some research and you'll be surprised at some of the compounds people use to get patina. Great work!
thats great thanks , ive been preparing to experiment with different substances to get the verdgris but your method works fine
Pissing on copper works too. May sound gross but it's free and less toxic then the straight ammonia.
Nice! Will adding a lot of salt give a more textured effect? Like a lot of granular texture???
So glad you made this video I been wondering how to do this for years
+joels outdoor vlog He He, when you started wondering, you should have placed some copper sheets outside, and the regular peed on them. Does the job too. :-)
It's pretty simple!
Woah, I was literally googling how to patina when I got the notification saying you uploaded this video. Thanks for the video!
; ) Good timing!
Those are some fancy birds you have
Love that thank you for teaching me a skill.
To continue The rustic look use bronze finished screws instead of nickel plated
To try to better preserve the verdigris it may be interesting to experiment making a few different mixtures of sealant from linseed / stand oil, other types of varnish and maybe some turpentine or another solvent. Maybe even an intermediate layer of clear acrylic spray.
The patina can be scraped to make green powder for green paint!
Fantastic video
Thanks they look fantastic
Mashallah the blue copper is beautiful
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Patinate is the word to use.
Patina is a noun.
Nice, will use on my letter box.
I'm really hate this colour every day facing patina in the refinery and try to protect the copper from rusted and so easy you love it :D
Love that color! Cool vid!
Is there a way to preservice or seal the patina? Clear coating maybe? Thanks for the great video!
Very nice patina.
that looks really great!
I wonder what would happen if you rough the initial surface up more, and then sand back the patina lightly and repeat the process.
I should really try this
I think this patina thing is a rabbit hole! You can easily spend weeks playing around with different combination of things. : ) It's quite fun so I agree you should try it.
April Wilkerson
yeah, I bet there are pretty much an infinite number of possibilities
That. Is. GORGEOUS. I need to try this!
Yes! There are so many things you can do with it. : )
Uhhh....what happened to that one that got the second vapor bath?
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Maybe you will have an answer for me. How to you get a lacker (sp) thats on top of copper. I have an old ice bucket and dont know how to remove it. Then i can do what your showing. ???? Thanks !
does it matter if you use nails or screws or would copper nails hold a patina? I'd love to see the outcome if you have any of the material left? and a few copper nails of course?
So long as it's copper, it will hold. I would use rivets, personally.
Beautiful effect. Thanks for sharing.
Do you know how to get a more goldish result from the copper?
Will this work on electroformed copper? If so is it ok to put the entire item (including the items which are not fully coated) in the tank?
Excellent results!
I always liked building eyebrow dormers and bay windows with copper roofs for an exterior accent, especially with wood shake roof homes.
Add some copper to your home or shop as an outdoor project.
....13
Wonderful - I am going to try this with a copper pen!
Great video! I'm about to doe this for my bar back splash. I wanted to know if you have to have the vapor chamber? The piece I'm using is 2'x32" not to many tubs that large.
May be a bit late but David Marks former show "Woodworks" shows a process how he soaks cheesecloth with chemicals and wrapped the copper bench legs he made.
Everyone I know will not be surprised when I say you should wear you safety glasses when handling chemicals. As a rule of thumb the gloves go on after the glasses. You don't want to see how far chemicals travel when you accidentally drop the bottle in the sink.
April, your patina turned out beautifully! I am curious though, did both sides color for you? I did the exact same thing and a couple pieces did yet, others didn't. I thought that was rather odd~~~
is this the same way frank lyold wright did the Price Tower at Bartlesville, Oklahoma?
Very nice April, love those colors. Fake copper, that sounds about right for a box store.
Right? I was so mad, I wasted three days scratching my head trying to figure out what I was doing wrong! Then I learned it wasn't real copper....psh. Haha.
April, great bird house project. Another project mom and dad can see and say "my daughter made that for me". Did you know how to do that patina process or did you look up how to do it?
I have to admit, you know what your doing April. looks good.
Amazing as usual
I bought a clock oxidized unfortunately it dropped from the wall revealing a plastic coating that seems to be taking the patina off could that happen?
Pro tip...Absolutely no need to put a top coat on. the patina will not come off. I patinated half the front of a home with copper sheet. About 200 sq ft. After creating the green patina it never received anything else. It's not changed in 20 years.
Interesting! Thanks for the info. I bet it looks amazing.
Where did you get the copper sheets I've looked at lowes and home depot can I cannot find them I'm trying to make something
you can get copper screws at elkins
Well done! Looks wonderful!
thank you for sharing April. I really like all your videos and the one thing I like most is that you come up with everyday use projects that we cAn/use to accommodate our needs.
One question I have for you is how do you sell your custom products ? I find I so hard to din clients who can appreciate my hard work and time I spend on my projects :(
Thank you. Well I don't sell anything so I actually don't have any great advice. I don't make my living by making and selling, I make my living by building what I need and showing people how to do it.
can you use masking tape or painters tape to mask of areas you don't want to patina? or would the ammonia eat through the tape?
Could you use a bag for chamber
Awesome job!
Hi...........I just did this to some copper leaves. The patina is obvious after a couple of hours, but it is bright blue. Will it eventually turn greenish blue? Thanks, Joan
Yes, mine was blue also but turned a beautiful patina green! Thanks for watching.
you could try the patina trick on those shiney screws.
Yep but different metals take different chemicals and I didn't have time to do more experimenting. : )
True. Just an idea.
Will white vinegar work as well as ammonia?
Are you supposed to pour the ammonia onto the copper?
Do you know if this will work with brass? I want to try this on a bare brass zippo.
I love the teal look. Has anyone found a finish to keep the teal?
Jason Chalanick just use a clear coat spray
I'm finding that spraying a clear coat fairly soon after you patina it keeps the color nice and brilliant. If you wait a few days, it will begin to fade and develop white swirly bits. Both are a nice look, depending on what you want. I'm using Krylon Clear Coat Acrylic to spray with, with excellent results. It's been about a month since I sprayed both pieces, and they still look just like they did the day I sprayed them. Don't know how they'll look in a few years' time, though.
I bet you could also use a resin epoxy to preserve the color, but I don't know if you'd encounter any strange chemical interactions with any remaining ammonia...
if you want to go to another level solder angle pieces of copper to make brackets so you dont have screws coming from the top
Thats really cool.
Hey! is it possible to patina an electroplated copper plate? its not the thickest but im not sure if it will work
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Hi
I was try to make blue patina with only salt and vinager it was removed easily when ı want to polished with metal polish. İs it permanent like a sulfur patina?
So was the sheet of copper you left in for 24 hours longer is it more petina than the others
awesom look!!
Can you use salt/ammonia solution? , ie, dissolve the salt in the ammonia?
Sparric Urethane? Gorgeous work by the way!
How do make it so there is only a little blue coming through?
is it the same process that happened to the statue of liberty? and make her turn from that copper color to green?
What is proposed here is not waterproof, for outside it's a bad idea.
YES. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi. Does this patina work using brass or bronze instead?
I love your workshop, lucky person ^^