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1 - BLUE |
| Sodium Thiosulfate |
60 grams |
| Nitric Acid |
4 grams |
| Water |
1 quart |
| Dip metal
preferably. |
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2 - YELLOW GREEN |
| Sodium Thiosulfate |
1 |
| Ferric Nitrate |
8 |
| Parts by weight.
Brush on clean surface until crusty green appears. Discard paint
brush. Then dip in diluted nitric acid, wash and dry. |
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3 - BROWN
Same as #2, brush on until brown.
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4 - ANTIQUE GREEN |
| Water |
1 quart |
| Cupric Nitrate |
40 grams |
| Ammonium Chloride |
40 grams |
| Calcium chloride |
40 grams |
| Brush on surface |
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5 - MATTE BROWN |
| Barium Sulfide |
1 ounce |
| Sulfurated Potash |
1/4 ounce |
| Ammonia |
2 ounces |
| Water |
4 or 5 quarts |
| Brush on surface |
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6 - YELLOW GREEN |
| Ammonium Chloride |
7 |
| Cupric Acetate |
4 |
| Water |
8 |
| Parts by weight.
Brush on surface |
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7 - LIGHT TO DARK BROWN |
| Ferric Nitrate |
1 tsp. |
| Water |
1/2 quart |
| Heat bronze and
apply liquid |
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8 - BROWN TO BLACK |
| Antimony Sulfide |
1 |
| Sodium Hydroxide |
4 |
| Water |
255 |
| Parts by weight.
Heat liquid and apply. |
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9 - BROWN TO BLACK |
| Sulfurated Potash |
a few crystals |
| Water |
1/2 quart |
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| 10 - Early
stages of the following recipe is PURPLE |
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| 11 - Additional
applications and chemical action turns the bronze LIGHT GREEN |
| Sodium Chloride |
5 |
| Ammonium Hydroxide |
4 |
| Ammonium chloride |
5 |
| Glacial Acetic Acid |
4 |
| Water |
32 |
| Parts by weight.
Brush on surface. |
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12 - ANTIQUE GREEN |
| Cupric Sulfate |
12 |
| Ammonium Chloride |
2 |
| Water |
125 |
| Parts by weight.
Brush on surface. |
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13 - BLACK |
| Cupric Carbonate |
2 |
| Ammonium Carbonate |
4 |
| Sodium Carbonate |
1 |
| Water |
32 |
| Heat solution to
a boil. The bronze should be immersed. The solution should be
stirred |
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14 - GREEN |
| Cupric Nitrate |
1 tsp. |
| Water |
1/2 quart |
| Heat bronze and
apply solution. |
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15 - BROWN TO BLACK |
| Ammonium Sulfide |
1 tsp. |
| Water |
1/2 quart |
| Heat bronze and
apply solution. |
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16 - ANTIQUE WHITE |
| Bismuth Nitrate |
2 tsp |
| Water |
1/2 pint |
| Heat bronze and
apply. |
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17 - VERDE |
| Cupric Nitrate |
1 |
| Ammonium Chloride |
1 |
| Calcium Chloride |
1 |
| Water |
32 |
| Parts by weight.
Immerse bronze into solution until dull green appears |
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18 - GOLDEN YELLOW |
| Sodium Thiosulfate |
1/4 ounce |
| Ferric Nitrate |
2 ounces |
| Water |
1 quart |
| Heat solution to
a boil. Dip. |
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19 - BLUE |
| Sulfurated Potash |
15 grams |
| Ammonium Chloride |
200 grams |
| Water |
1 quart |
| Brush to surface. |
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20 - DEEP RUST RED |
| Cupric Nitrate |
48 grains |
| Ammonium Chloride |
48 grains |
| Calcium Chloride |
20 grains |
| Cupric Sulfate |
10 grains |
| Oxalic Acid |
10 grains |
| Water |
4 ounces |
| Brush to surface
for color. Then dip into diluted (1 acid - 8 water) for 1/2
hour, remove, wash and dry. |
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21 - BLUE GREEN |
| Cupric Sulfate |
5 ounces |
| Cupric Acetate |
5 ounces |
| Cupric Carbonate |
5 ounces |
| Water |
128 |
| Parts by weight.
Dip bronze into solution. |
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