Showing posts with label patina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patina. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2007

How to seal Copper for saving it from patina

This is what I read somewhere:

If you want to seal copper from additional oxidation patina, I would recommend the following product:Permalac. You can purchase this product by the gallon or in spray form from Peacock Laboratories.

And here is where you can buy it. The EF type is environmentally friendly: https://www.sculptnouveau.com/Details.cfm?ProdID=46&category=7

Must give this a try....after I patina my pieces so that it does not patina anymore.

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Egyptian Coil necklace

I made this one in Copper, and this is the first piece I have ever used Liver of Sulphur on...the first piece I have antiqued. And I must say I like it! I can see that the coils need more practice, and the clasp needs to be redone.