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Boiled Egg Patina Results

I thought I had gone into a time warp & this was April 1st to begin with!
A couple of questions for you though: what are you using as a clear coat please? There appears to be black pepper in the second jpg, I assume this needs to be freshly ground rather than white? & does it also need seasoning with salt? :grin2:
 
I thought I had gone into a time warp & this was April 1st to begin with!
A couple of questions for you though: what are you using as a clear coat please? There appears to be black pepper in the second jpg, I assume this needs to be freshly ground rather than white? & does it also need seasoning with salt? :grin2:

you laugh but salt can be used in the bag as well :)

the black bits i think are bits of the the patina where i the bag was probably shaken.

i coat mine with clear lacquer from halfords, give the mod 3 light coats and your done.

Halfords | Halfords Clear Lacquer Spray 300ml
 
Waste if an egg if you ask me......Paul Newman would have a fit. Xx
 
This looks at least 39 times cooler than you'd ever expect it to. Real nice results folks.


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What happens if you don't lacquer it, does it just all slowly turn Brown after a while?
 
What happens if you don't lacquer it, does it just all slowly turn Brown after a while?
VapingWithTwisted done this with a mod. He lacquered it on one side and left the other. The patina does start to brown after a week he mentioned.
 
VapingWithTwisted done this with a mod. He lacquered it on one side and left the other. The patina does start to brown after a week he mentioned.

Thanks for that :) I'd love to give it a go, but can't be bothered with lacquering, so I'll stick with polishing!
 
you laugh but salt can be used in the bag as well :)

the black bits i think are bits of the the patina where i the bag was probably shaken.

i coat mine with clear lacquer from halfords, give the mod 3 light coats and your done.

Halfords | Halfords Clear Lacquer Spray 300ml

The lacquer looks an interesting idea but i think I'd be worried if I ever wanted to remove it, although on a clone I don't suppose it'd matter that much.

Has anyone tried using Renaissance Wax - it's great stuff, I use it on my swords rather than gun oil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax
It was developed by the British Museum, & if you believe the marketing blurb can even be used on photographs etc. Recommended re-application once every 6 months or so.
 
Waste if an egg if you ask me......Paul Newman would have a fit. Xx

What a Film!!! cool-hand-luke.jpg
 
The lacquer looks an interesting idea but i think I'd be worried if I ever wanted to remove it, although on a clone I don't suppose it'd matter that much.

Has anyone tried using Renaissance Wax - it's great stuff, I use it on my swords rather than gun oil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax
It was developed by the British Museum, & if you believe the marketing blurb can even be used on photographs etc. Recommended re-application once every 6 months or so.

lacquer dipped in acetone is history in a few secs dude, not tried the wax route tho.
 
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