If you are going to force a patina I suggest you use dilute phosphoric acid rather than any of the fruit or vegetable acids. I'm not going into the chemistry but there are good reasons why phosphoric acid is a key ingredient in the "Rust Converters" sold by hardware stores, as well as the Parkerising process. Google it if you want more info
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