stompbox finish 'distressed copper'

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 11:54 am

I've been experimenting with metal foil to get a different look.

'distressed copper' consists of two layers of silver metal foil and one layer of copper metal foil on top, which is then 'aged' (ok, mistreated) with a brush and oxalic acid.

let me know what you think.

thanks

StudioShutIn · Post by **StudioShutIn** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:22 pm

wow...just....wow! :eek:

I like!

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:38 pm

thanks!

StudioShutIn · Post by **StudioShutIn** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:39 pm

By the way...what circuit do you have in that one? :poke:

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:47 pm

Tremulus Lune clone - not very fuzzy, I know... :duck:

MEC · Post by **MEC** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 1:32 pm

I like it. :joy:

Have you tried it with other colors underneath? I think a color like this would be quite awesome and give it that old patina look.

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 2:25 pm

thanks.

this was my first attempt. I'll try it again with some hepar sulfuris which should give the copper an older, blackish look.
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I'll also try thicker copper foil (which can be bend etc) to give it more of a steampunk vibe.

ah ha!
"For copper alloys, such as bronze, exposure to chlorides leads to green, while sulfur compounds (such as "liver of sulfur") tend to brown. The basic palette for patinas on copper alloys includes chemicals like ammonium sulfide (blue-black), liver of sulfur (brown-black), cupric nitrate (blue-green) and ferric nitrate (yellow-brown)." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina

thanks WIKI!

tuffteef · Post by **tuffteef** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:30 pm

real neet

D-Rainger · Post by **D-Rainger** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:02 pm

Andy Warhol got a nice distressed metal look by going out for a coffee every morning, coming back and pissing on a sheet of copper left on his studio floor.
But then all his overdrive pedals were rubbish.

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:51 pm

^
I was afraid something like this might come up... :lol:

eatyourguitar · Post by **eatyourguitar** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:57 pm

How long till it turns green

ashdown · Post by **ashdown** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:56 pm

i like that you did the washer too haha

looks good :thumb:

LaoWiz · Post by **LaoWiz** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:03 am

This reminds me of something I did a few years ago. John Lyons of Basic Audio had a post on Diystomp about copper coating/plating enclosures awhile back and I tried it and had a couple of good results. Basically, it's formula was boiling a chemical called root killer, dipping a box in the boil, and then adding baking soda to the pool which I think stopped the reaction and caused the box to cure. I did this on my stove with the windows and the door open for ventilation but probably wasn't the best setup as the "pool" turned blue and boiled like something you would see in a meth lab. In this pic I had repeated the process probably around 5 or 6 times. Maybe an hour and a half with some wet sanding between boils. The box came out looking great but haven't done it since then. What's the procedure on your method?

multi_s · Post by **multi_s** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:07 am

both of these look very nice. :joy:

AC128 · Post by **AC128** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 4:49 am

ashdown wrote:i like that you did the washer too haha

looks good

hehe, thanks for noticing.

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