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I'm building a hope chest for a friend's wife (she doesn't know about it...
). It's a traditional style, but I'd like to use a bit more contemporary hardware. I've managed to find everything but the lock for the lid. I'd prefer to use a lock like
this, but it only comes in polished brass - the finish I need is a bronze or rustic bronze...
So my question is this - does anyone know where I can source a rustic bronze lid lock?
Or, does anyone know how to make polished brass
look like rustic bronze?
Thanks guys! I sure hope someone can help me out!
Dave
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Dave, you can "antique" polished brass by fuming it with ammonia. If it has a lacquer coating, the lacquer needs to be removed first.
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(03-28-2019, 07:57 AM)Hank Knight Wrote: Dave, you can "antique" polished brass by fuming it with ammonia. If it has a lacquer coating, the lacquer needs to be removed first.
Easy Off oven cleaner will do the job too! (Thanks to Ms.Nomer for that tip in an older thread)
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Have you checked Lee Valley. Their hardware selection is extensive
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(03-28-2019, 07:57 AM)Hank Knight Wrote: Dave, you can "antique" polished brass by fuming it with ammonia. If it has a lacquer coating, the lacquer needs to be removed first.
Thanks, guys! I knew there was a way to do it, but even that was escaping me...
I searched every source I knew - starting with Lee Valley - but no one had what I was looking for. I contacted one company and was called back by one of their salesman. He sent me some information, but it still wasn't I was looking for, nor could I really make it work without changing the design - and it was too late to change the design. So, I came to the WoodNet braintrust.
Thanks again, guys! I'll let y'all know how it turns out...
Dave
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I would be very careful about using ammonia with copper, brass or bronze. It must be annealed, or the ammonia will cause it to crack. See
"season cracking".