I'm new here. I joined because I've been seeking the answer to a question online and during my search, a thread about bluing brass, which was posted here, appeared in the results. The thread was largely about how to clean brass shell casings of the tarnish which can discolor it.
I'm hoping to do just the opposite. I want to turn the yellow/gold color of brass sheet metal as deeply and intensely blue as possible. I saw this effect only once, on the brass railing of a hotel. So, I'm assuming that the process which produced it isn't a toxic chemical.
I wish that I had managed to capture a photo of the color. The next day, the staff at the hotel had removed it from the railing and it was shiny yellow/gold again. At first, I thought the color might have been the natural reaction to the oils in people's hands coming into contact with the brass. But now I believe it to be some kind of cleaning solution being used on the railing, or perhaps a preservative.
Has anyone here seen this coloration on brass and can you share how it can be achieved?
Many thanks!
I'm hoping to do just the opposite. I want to turn the yellow/gold color of brass sheet metal as deeply and intensely blue as possible. I saw this effect only once, on the brass railing of a hotel. So, I'm assuming that the process which produced it isn't a toxic chemical.
I wish that I had managed to capture a photo of the color. The next day, the staff at the hotel had removed it from the railing and it was shiny yellow/gold again. At first, I thought the color might have been the natural reaction to the oils in people's hands coming into contact with the brass. But now I believe it to be some kind of cleaning solution being used on the railing, or perhaps a preservative.
Has anyone here seen this coloration on brass and can you share how it can be achieved?
Many thanks!