Patina questions?

[Andre V]

Hi guys,

I hope i am using the term "patina" correctly.

I was wondering what to apply to a stainless steel to antique it a bit.

I have read some other threads where mustard has been used, but i tried and didn't get any results. I think on a carbon steel it would work though. I have also tried to use some "ferro cloric???" acid, but didn't get the results i wanted.

Any ideas?

 

[rocketmann]

They call it stainless for a reason! I'm not aware of anything that will work very well, but maybe someone smarter will know what to do..

 

[mete]

If you check the damasteel pages they give receipes for etching stainless damascus.Fairly strong acids but it will do something.