3 tablespoons water (45 ml) 1 tablespoon miracle grow plant food (15ml) 2) stirred very well until the miracle grow dissolved completely.

How to patina copper with ammonia. It will work on copper and any copper based metals such as sterling silver (which is 7.5% copper), brass, bronze. There are a few ways to do this. I've used this method for years and it always turns out great.

It is best to first degrease your copper, this will help the patina adhere to the copper and make it more stable (less likely to flake off). Between 2 and 8 hours. The technique is easy and only requires simple ingredients.

Ammonia all by itself, learn how to use straight up ammonia to create a multitude of patina effects on copper. The more you wear it, the more it will develop a patina. Soak your clean copper pieces in this mixture for a few minutes.

The end results will vary depending on how long you leave it working. Once your sink is clean, mix the darkening solution. What’s a house hold patina?

How to use ammonia and salt to patina copper. I used this “fuming” method to create the rustic patina on my brass bracelet: Use bronze, copper or brass with white wine vinegar and an ammonia chamber.

Now we’re going to use a simple patina resist with ammonia and a sharpie pen on the copper or brass earring blanks we made in part 1 of this tutorial. This a quick video to show how to easily put an aged patina on brass and copper. Above you can see the stages going.