NovacanBlack Patina for Solder

Its patina, its what everyone uses for stained glass. If its not working properly, its because you didnt prep your art correctly

This patina gives solder a deep, professional-looking black finish with minimal effort. I used it on a stained glass panel, and it transformed the look instantly. If you want an easy way to enhance your solder work, this is a must-have!

The media could not be loaded. OK so we had custom industrial, raw iron brackets done for our shelves. The first time the welder did it he did it right by bending the iron which would've been the best way because that's as strong as it gets. But the 2nd time we went back for some reason they bent one side and cut and welded together the lip (the front ) of the wall bracket. So I was annoyed because 1. I knew that wasn't as strong as the first batch and 2. the solder was bright alloy where the rest of the iron had that natural black patina. So I went to youtube, googled all over the place to figure out how to instantly age raw naturally aged iron to make it look the same without spray painting it. I personally can't stand painted iron, just looks cheap to me and that wasn't why we paid $7 for each bracket to then cover it up. So I highly recommend this, I did 2 passes, this works instantly. I used a sponge brush, had 2 bowls to keep this away from any surfaces that can be damaged, cloths to wipe, gloves so I wouldn't burn my skin. Definitely recommend doing it in a well-ventilated place, best probably outside but it doesn't smell much, I'm sure there are some fumes coming off though that might not be so healthy to inhale.I would not recommend painting this stuff on and leaving it for too long. Do a test in a conspicuous spot and watch how fast it transforms, you don't need much of this stuff so 1 bottle will last us forever, we had 8 brackets and 4 hooks and I used maybe a spoon worth of liquid. I was using it on a standard solder so highly recommend it! Do 1 pass, wipe, see how it looks...leave it to set in, then do it again. This will not create a shiny finish btw which is exactly what we were after and it's not black...more like ash charcoal. Glad I found this!

La pátina para soldador Novacan es una excelente opción para quienes trabajan con vidrio y necesitan mejorar la apariencia de sus soldaduras. Esta pátina está especialmente formulada para ser utilizada en la soldadura de vidrio de cobre y proporciona un acabado limpio y uniforme. Ayuda a resaltar los detalles de las soldaduras y a darles un aspecto profesional y pulido. Además, la pátina Novacan ayuda a proteger las soldaduras del óxido y la corrosión, prolongando así la vida útil de tus proyectos de vidrio. Es fácil de aplicar y se seca rápidamente, lo que te permite obtener resultados de alta calidad en poco tiempo. Si buscas una pátina confiable y de calidad para tus proyectos de soldadura de vidrio, Novacan es una excelente opción.

Does a pretty good job but not perfect. As you are applying it to your solder project, it can sometimes look more like a dark brown than a black. From a distance it looks good.

I make soldered jewelry with textures in the designs so this is what I needed to enhance the design. A little goes a long way. I put it on wait a few seconds the rinse off. Then I buff and polish till I like the effect. Very effective and makes the jewelry more dimensional.

I’ve been using Novacan patinas for over 20 years. It’s the only product I’ll use because i know I can rely on the results.

After I finished beading and attaching the hanging hardware to my stained glass piece, I washed it with dish soap and water, dried it, then applied the patina with a new/clean flux brush (which I dedicated to be my patina only brush). To protect the integrity of the unused chemical I poured out only a few mL at a time into a separate (plastic) container rather than dip into the bottle, and I discarded the unused portion. By the time I finished applying it to both sides of the whole piece, it was done (i.e. didn't have to wait for the change to occur). Just had to wash off the excess patina chemical. Maybe I should have prepped the surfaces with steel wool or something, but I didn't. Still, I found that the lead came/60-40 solder turned almost completely black rather quickly. I don't see how you could reliably apply less to get a lesser effect…maybe if you diluted it? But I would think that the reaction would go to completion with time, so you'd really have to practice your dilution and timing to get a consistent effect. But I wanted completely black, that's what I got, and it looks nice. The final color is a matte black, but I'm told that using either stained glass polish or car wax will make it (and the glass) nice and shiny. Also, I didn't have any issues with it messing up the finish of the glass I was using (both opalescent and transparent water glass), but that's probably because I washed the excess off after the metal had changed color. It wasn't like I took any special precaution to protect the glass portions.Good luck with your projects.