Tin - antiquing

I recently got a piece of tin jewlery - a Thor's Hammer to be exact, but =
I
find the finsih to be a little too shiny.
I was wondering if anyone knew a way, chemically or otherwise, to oxidize=
or
in some other way taint the surface and make the tin-piece appear =
"older".

Arashikage wrote:
I recently got a piece of tin jewlery - a Thor's Hammer to be exact,
but I find the finsih to be a little too shiny.
I was wondering if anyone knew a way, chemically or otherwise, to
oxidize or in some other way taint the surface and make the tin-piece
appear "older".

Remove cellulose laquer and wait some time.

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Heinrich Butschal
Beratung, Projektmanagement
http://consulting.butschal.de

"Heinrich Butschal" heinrich wrote in message=20
Remove cellulose laquer and wait some time.

When you remove the laquer with nail polish remover or any other paint
thinner (acetone would be my favorite) drop it in a cup with egg-yolk
diluted with a bit of water. Add a speck of a garden dirt to get
microbes in (or any nice runny sample of garbage or manure should
work) put it an open cup in some warm place (not in your room!!) and
let it rot and fester for few days. When the microbes did their smely
job, the tin surface should be all dulled.

If you are more adventurous and in a hurry, de-grease your tin object,
skip the egg yolk, attach your tin piece to the plus pole of a
flashlight-kind of battery, dip it in a salty water, dip in also a
wire attached to the minus pole of the batery (do not short-circuit
the two in the brine bath) and observe the bubles forming on you tin
piece - chlorine gass is etching your tin away and making the surface
opaque. (Btw, a dip in Chlorox bleach should work too, without
electricity).

"Arashikage" wrote in message
...
I recently got a piece of tin jewlery - a Thor's Hammer to be exact,
but I find the finsih to be a little too shiny.
I was wondering if anyone knew a way, chemically or otherwise,
to oxidize or in some other way taint the surface and make the
tin-piece appear "older".


Give a call to these Birchwood Casey guys at 1.800.328.6156
Tell them what you need and aske them for a sample or for a
local rep. Their stuff (Sb/Te/Bi/Se etc,) can be brushed on, washed
off and gives you a lasting finish to your liking. Here's their url
http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/antiqu...ing-about.html
hanson