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I remembered your post when I checked out the sale email I got from Centaur. They were having a sale on patinas, and one was called Black Magic Traditional Patina. Regular price was $15 for a spray bottle,
$13.95 on sale. I haven't used the black patina, but I have used other patinas made by the manufacturer, Sculpt Nouveau and they worked well. I ordered my patinas directly from the manufacturer or got them from a supplier in Chattanooga, Townsend Atelier.]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:33:36 -0500 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:38:21 -0500
I have a book from Sugimori on Japanese Patinas. It includes two iron black ones, which, according to the photos, make for a nice sooty black appearance. I did not want to try the first one, since it includes arsenic. However, an application with the second one, 'Sabi-tsuke 2' did not produce anything worthwhile. It includes sulfur, copper sulfate, table salt and lots of vinegar and it is to be applied in several coats.

Does anyone have tried it with good results? Any suggestions? The recipe does not propose heating of the substrate. May be that could make a difference?]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:24:01 -0500