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    I've got a project that I had to wait a week between soldering and
applying the patina. The copper patina turned out to be very thin, you can
see the solder color through it. I had cleaned it with flux remover when I
finished soldering & I went over the solder lines with a fine steel wool
before applying the patina. But it still looks thin. Any suggestions to make
a nice deep, rich patina?

:     I've got a project that I had to wait a week between soldering and
: applying the patina. The copper patina turned out to be very thin, you can
: see the solder color through it. I had cleaned it with flux remover when I
: finished soldering & I went over the solder lines with a fine steel wool
: before applying the patina. But it still looks thin. Any suggestions to make
: a nice deep, rich patina?

Only that the patina should be applied as soon after soldering as possible.
In the future, if you won't have time to do the patina, hold off on the
soldering.

samg

then re-patina it again, using a brush or a rag you don't want anymore.
wash it off with the baking soda-joy mix. then polish and wax it. just
don't polish too hard.

---Mike Savad

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