![]() If your blade already has a patina in some areas, those areas will continue to darken further.Rinse it off after a few minutes and dry the knife. Do not let the vinegar dry on the knife as it can for rust spots. Not glossy, but the natural metal luster really shows through, the final color reading as a regal silver with brass lowlights.Yellow mustard, tomato sauce, mayonnaise can also be used as it is easier to “paint” it on when doing patterns.Warming the vinegar will make the patina form faster.Have fun experimenting with different techniques and multiple layers, until you achieve your desired look. You can use polyurethane over wooden surfaces to protect them. Fill a spray bottle with vinegar and spray lightly well above the blade so that the droplets rain down / settle on the flat of the blade.Allow the vinegar to run down and off the blade. After 20 min., remove, washing in hot water and dry in air. This recedes to a brown color, then changing to gray. In one minute the surface is colored blue-purple. Dip the blade, point down into your container filled with vinegar and remove. Hot immersion (20 min.) Immerse in hot solution (140-158F, 60-70C). ![]() You’ll see small bubbles on the blade and it begins to darken.
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