Stupid patina...

[Vapocalyptic]

So I tried to force a patina on my nemesis over night. I am aiming for the Green and blue look. I got it in parts, but not completely. Anyway, I let it soak in a paper towel drenched in a disgusting mixture of malt vinegar, mustard, and hot sauce. It came out like this, this morning...

Throughout the day, I vape it constantly as it is currently my only reliable mod. A combination of excessive handling and a bit of ketchup to clean some thread patina left me with this..

Whyyyyy?!? I don't have anything to clear coat it with, nor know how.

 

[G-weezy]

For the green/blue look. You need a spray bottle with ammonia. Also salt to pour on after it gets sprayed with ammonia.

I used a plastic Tupperware and suspended it with skewers. Lined paper napkin on bottom and sprayed it with ammonia. Salted the napkin. Suspended the mod above it. Sprayed the mod and salted. Keep rotating and repeating throughout the day. Also keep the lid closed after each spray and salt. Let it build up the chemicals it needs to patina.

For clearing Rustoleum Lacquer

 

[JmanEspresso]

As I understand it with these forced Patinas, unless you let a serious patina build up, which isn't what you did, it will rub off easily.. which is what happened.


Just my personal advice, lose the food products. I know plenty of people will say otherwise, but all those things you're trying to use food or condiments for, can be done with something better suited to the job, and less revolting. And just from a standpoint of, "Doing it right", ketchup ain't it. -Personal opinons.


Do the process G-Weezy outlined, it will end up blue/green. but you need to clear coat it afterwards.

Dont be afraid of the word clear coat. Rustoleum Lacquer is fine to use, you can also use any other clear paint your local store has. Some will be shiny, some will not.


This Video here will outline clearly what you're trying to do:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxZprSwtcho

 

[OthatGuy]

Ammonia and salt all over the tube,cake on the salt. Then wrap in a paper towel wet w ammonia and hang it in a closed jar worth ammonia and salt in the bottom. You'll see the towel get blue n green it will be very bright after 8 to 12 hours ...leave it alone for another 12hrs. Done!

 

[Skunkworkx]

I know you said Patina.... but just to give you another option; Have you ever looked into HydroDipping ?

 

[OthatGuy]

Hydrodipping is dope.

 

[BlueCanary]

I've never patina-ed a mod (though I want to!) but I've put patina on lots of different metals including copper for my art and I agree that the homemade method with food products is disappointing. The ammonia and salt method is fine if you can stand the smell. There are also some great liquids out there that are designed specifically to create patina on metal. I've used the "tiffany green" from this company to get that nice powdery green finish on copper hardware:Bottled Patinas Acrylic matte medium is what I use to protect the patina without adding any shine. The things I've done this to aren't handled daily, but acrylic matte medium (or matte varnish) is pretty tough and not toxic so if you were worried about touching it all day every day it would be safe it just might need to be re-applied every so often.

 

[BlownFuze]

I recently just did a patina on a copper nemesis that came out with an amazing marble blue. I just used ammonia and sea salt for the effect.