How To Make Sheet Metal Look Like Copper

In this video we continue our 5 part series of making tube steel look like another metal.

How to make sheet metal look like copper.

Sand the finish smooth and apply a second coat of paint if the color is not to your satisfaction. Hot patinas are applied to metals using a propane torch. Slightly acid boiling copper tartrate solution can be used too. Metal ready for hammer texturing should be clean oxide free annealed and bone dry.

Apply copper or bronze metallic spray paint again from a distance of. Wet metal causes tool rust and oxides on the metal will become embedded into the sheet during hammer texturing. Hope it helps and good luck. Apply a coat of spray paint in a copper or bronze color to the stainless steel using light even strokes of paint to achieve uniform coverage.

Goran budija zagreb croatia. Repeat until the surface has an even coverage of copper. The look of copper can be simulated with other metals by using a technique known as a patina. Let dry about an hour before applying a second coat.

Sand down the primer with medium grit sandpaper until it s completely smooth. Place the sheet on a clean flat smooth steel block. Reattach the handle if necessary. Mix the copper surfacer well to ensure that the metal particles are evenly distributed.

This technique chemically seals the metal with a decorative finish preventing corrosion. Tape the four corners down with painter s tape or masking tape. Apply a thin coat using one of the foam brushes.