Tarnished metal
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brown tarnish looking spots on my metallic porcelain floor?
Comments (5)Hi, I have got the exact same issue with these tiles in two of my bathrooms. They mark as soon as they come in contact with liquid unless it is wiped away immediately and if it is urine ( I have two small boys whose aim isn't the best ) then even if wiped immediately the tiles still mark. I appreciate your post is over 3.5 years ago but have you had any joy from contacting Porcelanosa ? I've had a porcelanosa engineer come around twice to try and clean the tiles with an acid solution and also Flash Febreeze cleaning fluid and it hasn't shifted all of the marks. Please let me know what has happened with your tiles . Many Thanks...See MoreDoes cabinet hardware tarnish?
Comments (9)Honeysucklevine... I found the following at "Consumers Report". The exterior of some faucets are bombarded with charged metal atoms that chemically bond to the surface of the base metal in a process called physical vapor deposition, or PVD. Different metals impart different finishes, including nickel and bronze. Faucets in our best faucets review with PVD finishes resisted our best attempts at scratching them. But corrosives like drain cleaner can stain them slightly....See MoreThe baking soda and aluminum foil method of removing silver tarnish
Comments (21)I have been a metalsmith since 1988. It's not a "job", I don't work for someone else. I have an MFA in Jewelry and Metals, earned in 2006. As part of my training we studied forging, welding, casting and fabrication from sheet metal: in copper, brass, bronze, nickel, and silver. Including blacksmithing in iron. NO PIECE was considered complete until a proper PATINA was created. It is an important part of the finishing process, whether through application of chemicals from a bottle, liver of sulphur, fuming with ammonia, etc. Though it it IS an important part of the work, it is still an APPLIED patina. Here is the definitive book on the subject, which I and every other metals student studied : https://www.amazon.com/Colouring-Bronzing-Patination-Metals/dp/0823007626 Oxidation is nothing more than a chemical reaction between the molecules in the metal and compounds in the air (as in your outdoor bronze example) or compounds applied, such as the sulphur released by a liver of sulphur solution. A microscopic layer forms which is technically an alloy of the metal and the chemical, such as silver sulphide. You APPLY a patina chemical. OXIDATION is the result. Calling it "artificial" ...well: it's ALL artificial. I don't know of a single sculptor or jeweler today who lets their pieces color naturally in the air. It is because you cannot control the result that way. Go to an art fair like the Des Moines Art Festival (not a craft fair with "yard art") and talk to some modern day bronze sculptors. Ask them if they let their pieces color naturally. From ancient times through the Renaissance to the present day: sculptors have colored their metals. I have seen old recipes calling for burying the piece in sawdust with urine added; akin to the ammonia fuming of today. A raw bronze is not a pretty thing. There is no contrast, no richness of the surface. No Renaissance sculptor would have thought of exhibiting one. Unless coated with lacquer, all patinas are "living" surfaces. They will continue to react and the color change with time: sometimes looking better with age, sometimes not; with the original metal gradually being eroded/penetrated by the alloy. Hence many outdoor bronzes in Italy (where acid rain and air pollition in general is a problem), have been removed indoors to controlled conditions, and copies placed outdoors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_of_Saint_Mark...See MoreTarnished necklace
Comments (11)Jas, I use wright's silver polish and a soft sponge, then wash with soapy water and rinse. Not sure if you've got wright's there, but a good silver cream polish usually works. I've tried the aluminum foil and baking soda... you have to have it in boiling water the whole time to work, and then I find it leaves a weird film that's hard to remove. Once you clean it, keep it in a zip lock baggie. It won't tarnish as fast. SS with a little argentium in it tarnishes much more slowly, but it's hard to find....See Moreeld6161
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