Darking brass

[kcsun]

:hmm: Just signed up Need help to darken brass
on kit I am building Do'nt want the shine

 

[TANSTAAFL]

Quickest & easiest, take black powder fouling, wet it and rub over the brass, it will darken almost instantly.

Another method, some bluing solutions will darken the brass. If not in a great rush, use & age takes care of antiquing brass, and it is normal & traditional.

 

[charcloth]

Karl,

In my opinion a nautral aging looks best. You just need an excuse for you persona to have a new gun and then just use the thing. New guns really did exist at one time.. If that doesn't suit you take a dirty swabbing patch with a lot of fouling and rub it over the parts. This will take a while to build up a patina. You could also try using plum brown with a little heat. Once the item is coated and colored knock the coat down a little bit with some 0000 steel wool.

Charcloth.

 

[Gary Tucker]

If you want a faster method you can pour some ammonia in the bottom of a waste basket and suspend the brass parts over it. this gives a very nice patina. I think Earl Lanning submerges his parts in ammonia.

 

[mowolf]

I have used Birchwood Casey cold blue. Worked and was easy to use. All my others have just aged with time. Used to polish em every year with Brasso, finally got tired of doing that :winking:

Waya

 

[Bob Riegl]

:grin: Same company sells a Brass blackener, which should be used slowly and judiciously. If you overdo it, just use some 0000 steel wool and reduce the blackening. Black powder fowling will also do the job---it depens on how uniform you would want the process to end up. :hatsoff:

 

[reddogge]

I've found the natural aging process of brass looks, well.....natural. I prefer the look over artifically aged brass.