Then polish it with felt or canvas and wax it. When you get the green you like, rinse it with a hot water spray twice a day for a week. In the summertime, spray it with a spritz bottle with a mixture of salt, vinegar and water every morning and night. Any suggestions on what I could brush on the pipe to get it to turn green? Patrick Q Ī. I would like the pipe to turn green without waiting 20 years. I am making a deck railing of cedar and 1/2" copper pipe. Previous closely related Q&A's, oldest first: 2001 Has anyone tried this? Clean copper turns a beautiful blue-green color. The colour fades a little towards brown oxidised copper when wet but returns as the chimes dry. The patina has worn off where the pipes are struck by the wooden strikers but the rest has been extremely durable and has only improved over the last seven years or so since I made them. It is a bit variable and patchy but I never cleaned the pipes before treating as I did not want a uniform finish. This "paint" was applied daily for about a week, some areas receiving extra if the colour was not developing as well as I wanted. I obtained a pleasing bluish green quickly by using a thin paste made from soldering flux, salt and a little vinegar. I made some wind chimes from 28 mm (1") copper pipe, carefully cut and tuned to give eleven different notes all in harmony. I used rhododendron fertilizer and it worked great. Try this site it gives a whole load of information on patinas.Ī.
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