Today I whipped myself into some crafting action by watching a couple of B'Sue YouTube videos on colorizing brass. I've watched many of these videos, seen many excellent examples posted on the group's FB page, yet I hadn't tried it seriously. Today is the day. It all starts with washing and drying the brass to remove any trace of grease. Only then can I start to color. I used parchment white acrylic paint. Front and back.
In used a heat gun to hasten the paint drying process. I painted 2 coats front and back which means there is drying time between coats; can't be avoided. Once everything was barely dry (I'm so impatient) I used 0000 steel wool to buff out some of the paint.
Next I used clear Stamp Medium and Perfect Pearls to add some color on the painted brass. Hit it with the heat gun and let dry a bit.
Then I was ready to seal the finish with Krylon Matte Spray; 2 coats on front and 1 on back. Good gravy this is taking forever. By now a couple of hours have passed. The final Krylon coat needs to dry a few hours at minimum.
So...I'll see these guys again tomorrow.
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