Here's a pic of the order with the single coat of chemical patina, once it had dried. It was dark and rather "chalky" looking.
Finally, I took a silver polishing cloth to the Glory. It took away the chalky look, and replaced it with a shine. Unfortunately, even though I tried to bring out some silver highlights, they wouldn't appear! I rubbed as hard as I could, and the color was still even.
So, what did I learn? It's pretty easy to put on a chemical patina, but it comes out very grey, and very even. If I didn't have the benefit of experience, I'd say that the even, dark-grey color would be a dead giveaway of a fake patina. However, since I've owned groups with the same even colored patina (and they were 100% original) I'm not too sure what conclusions to draw. I DID NOT notice the "rainbow" of the chemical patina, as is so often cited as a "dead giveaway" of being faked. Strange.
I'll keep fooling with this order (since I've already taken the patina off once!) and see what else I can do with it. I'll keep you posted!
--Dave
Finally, I took a silver polishing cloth to the Glory. It took away the chalky look, and replaced it with a shine. Unfortunately, even though I tried to bring out some silver highlights, they wouldn't appear! I rubbed as hard as I could, and the color was still even.
So, what did I learn? It's pretty easy to put on a chemical patina, but it comes out very grey, and very even. If I didn't have the benefit of experience, I'd say that the even, dark-grey color would be a dead giveaway of a fake patina. However, since I've owned groups with the same even colored patina (and they were 100% original) I'm not too sure what conclusions to draw. I DID NOT notice the "rainbow" of the chemical patina, as is so often cited as a "dead giveaway" of being faked. Strange.
I'll keep fooling with this order (since I've already taken the patina off once!) and see what else I can do with it. I'll keep you posted!
--Dave
