How to Age Brass Hardware
Remove the hardware from the wall, furniture, door or wherever it's installed., Disassemble the hardware so that you're only working with the brass pieces., Snip 2 1/2-inches (6.35-centimeters) of wire from a wire hanger., Place your brass hardware...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Remove the hardware from the wall
Wipe it with a clean, dry rag to remove any dust or foreign material.
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Step 2: furniture
For example, if you're aging a brass candle sconce that has a glass hurricane cover, remove and set aside the glass cover. , Use needle nose pliers to curve only one end of the wire into a hook. , Use enough lacquer to completely submerge your brass hardware pieces.
Allow the pieces to soak overnight. , Lay the pieces over a clean, dry rag and blot at them with another rag. , Use a hammer and a nail to punch a hole through the can's lid, in the center.
Poke your hanger's unhooked end through this hole, going from the lid's bottom to its top.
Bend the end of the wire that is emerging from the top of the lid into a right angle so the wire hanger can hold itself in place. , (10 mL) salt into a clean plastic bucket.
Allow the salt to dissolve, and then use the hook end of your lid-hook configuration to dip one of your hardware pieces into the liquid. , Replace the lid onto the coffee can so the hardware piece dangles inside the can, with the hook still holding the saltwater solution-covered hardware piece.
Since your hook is short, and you added only a little ammonia, your hardware piece should not touch the liquid. , Remove the can's lid, taking the hardware with it, after two minutes of heat application.
Re-dip it in the salt solution.
Replace the lid to ammonia fume the piece again.
Repeat this process until you've satisfactorily aged your brass hardware piece.
Age the remaining brass hardware pieces that you earlier set aside, one by one. -
Step 3: door or wherever it's installed.
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Step 4: Disassemble the hardware so that you're only working with the brass pieces.
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Step 5: Snip 2 1/2-inches (6.35-centimeters) of wire from a wire hanger.
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Step 6: Place your brass hardware pieces in the plastic bucket
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Step 7: and then pour lacquer thinner into the bucket.
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Step 8: Remove your brass hardware pieces from the lacquer using the hook end of your wire.
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Step 9: Take the lid off the coffee can.
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Step 10: Combine 1 cup (240 mL) of water and 2 tsp.
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Step 11: Add an inch (2.54-centimeters) of household ammonia to the coffee can.
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Step 12: Apply heat to the can's bottom area with a hair dryer.
Detailed Guide
Wipe it with a clean, dry rag to remove any dust or foreign material.
Skip this step if you have new or uninstalled hardware.
For example, if you're aging a brass candle sconce that has a glass hurricane cover, remove and set aside the glass cover. , Use needle nose pliers to curve only one end of the wire into a hook. , Use enough lacquer to completely submerge your brass hardware pieces.
Allow the pieces to soak overnight. , Lay the pieces over a clean, dry rag and blot at them with another rag. , Use a hammer and a nail to punch a hole through the can's lid, in the center.
Poke your hanger's unhooked end through this hole, going from the lid's bottom to its top.
Bend the end of the wire that is emerging from the top of the lid into a right angle so the wire hanger can hold itself in place. , (10 mL) salt into a clean plastic bucket.
Allow the salt to dissolve, and then use the hook end of your lid-hook configuration to dip one of your hardware pieces into the liquid. , Replace the lid onto the coffee can so the hardware piece dangles inside the can, with the hook still holding the saltwater solution-covered hardware piece.
Since your hook is short, and you added only a little ammonia, your hardware piece should not touch the liquid. , Remove the can's lid, taking the hardware with it, after two minutes of heat application.
Re-dip it in the salt solution.
Replace the lid to ammonia fume the piece again.
Repeat this process until you've satisfactorily aged your brass hardware piece.
Age the remaining brass hardware pieces that you earlier set aside, one by one.
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