Retaining That Patina Finish. HOT ROD Staff Writer Jun 24, 2019. ... Bare metal can be fashionable but body rot can be terminal. Mrs. Rotten didn't build her truck just to watch it decompose.

Patina is a layer that forms on the surface of items made from wood, metal, and other natural materials, and is most commonly associated with antique and vintage items.

When it comes to metal—be it a copper pan or an antique made from bronze—differentiating between a patina, tarnish, and rust can be tricky. While natural discoloration on these pieces is often ...

Without such a finish, a metal piece, whether bronze or another metal, often looks "too raw," Michael says. Such metal pieces do not need time to gain their patina, as do wood pieces. They are ...

To achieve a rich brown patina finish on the blued barrel and other blued steel furniture without having to strip the old blue, I use Bill's Brown Patina Restoring Solution available from Bill's ...

Mixing metal finishes is a conscious design choice for New York designer Thomas O'Brien, founder of Aero Studios, ... 'I love the idea of metals aging and getting a patina,” she says.

Mixing metal finishes is a conscious design choice for New York designer Thomas O’Brien, ... “I love the idea of metals aging and getting a patina,” she says.