Texatdurango
Member
Tonight I tried what I believe to be the best kept secret on the forum and am absolutely astounded by it so I thought I would share my thoughts!
It seems like every week or so, someone will post a question asking about how to darken brass tubes so they won't show through the lighter acrylic blanks. Many solutions are usually discussed from finger nail polish to model airplane paint, painting the tubes, painting the blanks, etc, but I can't recall seeing much about the BEST solution of all.
The product is Brass Ager and I bought it from one of our members, MLKWoodWorking and I believe it was under $10 for a decent size bottle.
It is so simple, it's scarry! It is liquid, as thin as water, and you just pour a small amount in a container, drop a few tubes in, wait about three minutes, remove the tubes and rinse with water...THAT'S IT! You pour the solution back into the bottle for re-use.
The photo below shows the results after only 3 minutes in the solution. The tubes are a dark charcoal or a "gun metal blue/black color.
This may not be the answer for everyone but it sure meets my needs. I mentioned it because there are probably many new members who don't know about it.
It seems like every week or so, someone will post a question asking about how to darken brass tubes so they won't show through the lighter acrylic blanks. Many solutions are usually discussed from finger nail polish to model airplane paint, painting the tubes, painting the blanks, etc, but I can't recall seeing much about the BEST solution of all.
The product is Brass Ager and I bought it from one of our members, MLKWoodWorking and I believe it was under $10 for a decent size bottle.
It is so simple, it's scarry! It is liquid, as thin as water, and you just pour a small amount in a container, drop a few tubes in, wait about three minutes, remove the tubes and rinse with water...THAT'S IT! You pour the solution back into the bottle for re-use.
The photo below shows the results after only 3 minutes in the solution. The tubes are a dark charcoal or a "gun metal blue/black color.
This may not be the answer for everyone but it sure meets my needs. I mentioned it because there are probably many new members who don't know about it.