First attempt at strip and patina

[Brimstone]

So I decided to try my hand at stripping and patina with the BK2:

I taped up the handle and then applied Kleen Strip stripper gel to both sides:

I left it overnight and then scraped off the coating and finished with some steel wool:

After strip:

I tried to add some stripes with a little mustard:

After the mustard, I used some red wine vinegar to finish it off:

Finish:

I am not very happy with it because of the stripes so I am pretty sure that I will sand it down and do it over. Otherwise, it was a fun project and learning experience. :thumbup:

 

[azwelke]

Looks nice.
If you re-do it, consider going right over that patina with the new one, instead of sanding
Al

 

[Brimstone]

Looks nice.
If you re-do it, consider going right over that patina with the new one, instead of sanding
Al

I want to fix the stripes. If I do more patina, wouldn't they still be there?

 

[TheWambo]

Looks better than my first try . If you want to get rid of the stripes try dabbing the mustard on with a cotton ball (or paper towel whatever) evenly across the whole blade it should obscure the pattern almost entirely, but If you want a complete re-do just take fine grit emory paper and get the patina off, It's not that deep.

 

[Brimstone]

Looks better than my first try . If you want to get rid of the stripes try dabbing the mustard on with a cotton ball (or paper towel whatever) evenly across the whole blade it should obscure the pattern almost entirely, but If you want a complete re-do just take fine grit emory paper and get the patina off, It's not that deep.

That might work. Good advice!

 

[RogueBowie]

I second going over the existing patina with your new one, you never know what you might end up with when you mix the patterns!

 

[DerekH]

If you want stripes, you need to dilute the mustard with vinegar or something to make it thinner. You need the metal to be able to "breath" (for lack of a better word) to get a nice dark thorough patina. Horseradish also works, so you might give that a go if you have any around.

 

[Brimstone]

If you want stripes, you need to dilute the mustard with vinegar or something to make it thinner. You need the metal to be able to "breath" (for lack of a better word) to get a nice dark thorough patina. Horseradish also works, so you might give that a go if you have any around.

Thanks for the advice. I will give it a shot.