Working with Copper

Well - thank you everyone for so many very informative & interestin

replies & ideas. A huge help to me...

I'm not too keen on using chemicals, so will probably start by lettin nature takes its course with the finished sculpture, as an experiment It will be under a tree, so it could get interesting!

The salt water idea appeals if I decide that green would be better tha whatever occurs naturally - the thing should be moveable, so I coul "douse" it away from any plants that may not be so keen on a salt soaking!

Again thank you all. It's so wonderful that people are so willing generous with the sharing of knowledge. I don't know what life would b like now without the internet & forums such as this...

Kindest regards!

Chip

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"David" snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com wrote in messag > news: snipped-for-privacy@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > - > I tend to think they put some laquer on the pipe at production t > keep > it shiny. I do outdoor sculpture with copper and first use fine steel > wool to get down to bare metal, chemically clean with good old malt > vinegar (how people use that stuff as food flavouring !) and then with > a bit of practice apply a cupric nitrate solution. Hey presto 3 years > worth of patination in an hour. If you want to keep it a plain old > brown just apply some wax to keep the acid rain away.- > > > I'm just wondering what colour it would go in salt water. All the > copper exposed to the sea that I've seen is green.- > > You are right. > > I suspect that is anoher reaction route again. > > But copper UNDER teh sea does not...IIRC. It needs air... > > > - > M.K.

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hear hear. I think we were living in the dark ages and didnt know it.

NT

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