Simulating a patina finish

austinsguns

April 20, 2012 13:24

Does anyone have advise on the best method to make a dark drown patina on metal?

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  TANK78Z

  April 20, 2012 13:37

  Birchwood Casey makes a "plum" brown metal coloring liquid.
  Works great, just follow the instructions to the letter

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  steg

  April 20, 2012 17:03

  Get an older copy of the Dixie Gunworks Catalog. In the back of it you will find all sorts of neat antique gun information, including various browning formulae.

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  rhmc24

  April 21, 2012 13:26

  There are various recipes to make it but of those available in a bottle, the best by far in my 40 years of old gun work is Laurel Mountain Forge Browning and Degreaser. Available from Brownells if you can't find it locally.
  
  It is a cold process, no heat used. Works in a few hours. It's not picky about preparation.
  
  Birchwood Casey is good and widely available, quick to use but needs heat and I find it hard to get an even color.

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  austinsguns

  April 21, 2012 20:06

  Thanks guys! I think I will try both. I had to weld a broken tang on a win 1890, so I need to blend the patina back in with the receiver. I hope it works well.

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  BigLoop22

  April 21, 2012 20:58

  snapcrackle,
  
  I do not know if this will help you, but I will add that you can get some patina chemicals from a stained glass supplyhouse. Various companies make a few "colors" (black; aged patina; green/ verdegirs) for each of the different metals (zinc; copper; lead; steel) that are used in the industry.

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  Alan Rushing

  April 22, 2012 19:38

  Helpful info ... thanks. [^]

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