Brass Tubes (darkening)

[Dale Seipp]

Need some help... what do I do to darken brass tubes?

 

[Scott]

Hi Dale!

I noticed you didn't have any replies yet, so I thought I'd jump in. To do a quick darken, I just color them up with a black Sharpie. It's not perfect, but it's going inside the blank and doesn't need to be perfect. If I have the time I would spray some paint on them, but I generally don't have the time. Good luck!

Scott.

 

[jkeithrussell]

Use something dark.



Black spray paint if you want them dark. White spray paint if you want them light. I just slip the tube over a dowel, spray, and wait to dry.

 

[workinforwood]

I use black it, or brass black. You should find it at any gun shop/hunting fishing store, like Cabela's etc.

 

[BigShed]

My wife does leadlighting and I use her Black Patina (in fact to keep family harmony I have now purchased my own bottle!).

Just dunk the brass tubes in that and they turn a very attractive shade of gunmetal, almost black.

No adhesion problems as with paint and no increase in diameter of the tube.

 

[Jgrden]

My wife does leadlighting and I use her Black Patina (in fact to keep family harmony I have now purchased my own bottle!).

Just dunk the brass tubes in that and they turn a very attractive shade of gunmetal, almost black.

No adhesion problems as with paint and no increase in diameter of the tube.

You must have been married for a while to know how to keep harmony in the family.