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Black Patina Wait Time

by Nancy
(Canada)

In your tutorial you state that you have to wait for 24 hours after applying black patina before you wax it. I wondered why? I've not done that before. I treat it the same as I do copper patina. Just wondering :)

Answer

I wait to give the patina time to "set". If I polish it too soon the deep black turns to pale black or very dark gray. That's not to say that my way is any better than yours. That's just the way it works best for me.

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Nov 08, 2011
 Re waiting 24 hours to wax black patina
by: Anonymous

I just read your comment on waiting to polish your black patina to prevent fading. Do you clean the black patina off the glass before allowing it to sit for 24 hours? If so, how do you do that without also cleaning the patina on the solder?

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I pat everything dry with paper towels. No rubbing, just patting. It's not enough to clean the patina off the solder, but it does clean it off the glass.

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