Painting - painting brass headboard

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junecavette
06-25-02, 05:41 PM
Is it possible to paint a brass headboard to look like green wrought iron? If so how would I do that? Thanks for any advise you can offer.

KeithP
06-26-02, 07:11 PM
June...do you mean the greenish appearance you see on old copper (verdigris)? If so, have a look at these search results.


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF8&q=faux+verdi+gris


The key to painting brass however is a proper primer (tinted if necessary). See this link to read more about the recommended primer (ie...Primelock) first.

http://www.inhousedecorative.co.uk/problems.html


Keith
toptosher
06-27-02, 12:28 AM
www.metalpaint.com