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I had some free time saturday afternoon and needed a project, so I stripped the 9.
I used paint stripper and the typical stripping process.
After stripping, I used steel wool but no sanding.
I then coated the blade with a thin layer of ketchup for 30 minutes. This left an even, fairly light patina. I then cleaned off the blade with alcohol, and brushed on some mustard to make the pattern. I let the mustard set for 30ish minutes, and cleaned again. I then applied a very thin, even coat of mustard to darken everything. This set for about 15 minutes.
Here are the results. This is my best patina yet.
I used paint stripper and the typical stripping process.
After stripping, I used steel wool but no sanding.
I then coated the blade with a thin layer of ketchup for 30 minutes. This left an even, fairly light patina. I then cleaned off the blade with alcohol, and brushed on some mustard to make the pattern. I let the mustard set for 30ish minutes, and cleaned again. I then applied a very thin, even coat of mustard to darken everything. This set for about 15 minutes.
Here are the results. This is my best patina yet.



