![]() It may take anywhere from half an hour to 2 days to develop to the degree you wish.Īfter four hours, my metal leaves were developing a few nice deep blue splotches everywhere the potato chips were NOT touching them. You can check on your patina every 30 to 60 minutes – depending on how fast you see the color developing. Now put the lid on your container, and set it where it’s safe from children, pets, and hungry people: Now sprinkle about 1/4 cup (59mL) of white household vinegar over the top layer of chips.Īnd finally, spray a little water over the top of the chip layer – enough so that the chips are moist and likely to cling damply to your metal pieces. Then completely cover the metal pieces with another layer of the crushed chips: Place your clean, dry metal pieces on top of the crushed chips: In the bottom of your plastic grocery container, place a layer of crushed “Salt & Vinegar” potato chips, about an inch deep. Side view of Rustic Autumn Leaf with Potato Chip Patina – tutorial by Rena Klingenberg How to Create There should still be plenty of fresh chips in the bag for munching! □ Throw them away when you’re completely finished with the patina. Safety Note:ĭo NOT eat the crushed potato chips you use in the patina process. Wash off all traces of baking soda – and then without letting your skin touch the newly cleaned metal, dry the metal thoroughly with paper towels. Scrub in the same direction as the grain of your metal. ![]() So before beginning the patina process, wash both sides of your metal pendant (or other item) thoroughly with a generous amount of liquid dish soap.Īfter washing off all of the dish soap, sprinkle a small amount of baking soda onto both sides of your pendant and scrub it well with your steel wool. We need to clean your metal to remove all traces of skin oils and anything else that may resist the patina. Krylon also has a product that’s pretty much the same thing, and about the same price. Sealant – I use a clear, matte-finish, spray-on sealant called “Tree House Studio” Clear Acrylic Matte Coating, from Hobby Lobby.A few teaspoons of regular household white vinegar.A bag of “Salt and Vinegar” potato chips.Wear appropriate protection – gloves, goggles, and breathing protection.This should be a container you will NOT use for food again. Empty plastic grocery container such as the kind used for sour cream, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.#0000 steel wool – one or two small pieces.Liquid dish soap (such as Dawn or whatever brand).Many commercially-available jewelry and hardware metals have been varnished). The brass or copper pendant you made in my Rustic Autumn Leaf Pendant Tutorial: (Or you can use any other copper or brass item that has NOT been varnished.Use in well ventilated area, preferably outdoors.īefore starting this project, see Homemade Patina Precautions for safety guidelines. Patinas made with ordinary household products may be harmful if ingested, inhaled, or worn against the skin. So watching the color development is always fun! Like most homemade patina recipes, your results with this method may be a surprise.Īlthough it’s likely to yield green, blue, teal, or turquoise colors, you may also end up with brown, rust, gold – or some other color.Īll sorts of factors can affect how the patina interacts with your metal, and you may get different results every time you use the same recipe. Copper leaf pendant with potato chip patina by Rena Klingenberg
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