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Anonymous Sat Jul 18 23:51:08 2015 No.843719 [Reply] [Original]

What color should I go for the hardware for this old drafting table I bought? The hardware was brittle and rusty, and so I want to replace them. As you can see, I bought brass screws, and painted the winguts + washers + bolts with a brass-like spray paint.

however, I'm thinking it looks... not that great. What would be a better option? Black? Silver? Go forward with the brass?

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 18 23:51:57 2015 No.843720 File: 2.23 MB, 2448x3264, IMG_20150718_133426.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Good look at old screws + painted hardware

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 18 23:53:47 2015 No.843721 File: 2.75 MB, 2448x3264, IMG_20150718_135439.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>843720 nonpainted hardware* another angle.

>>	Anonymous Sat Jul 18 23:56:52 2015 No.843722 I'm biased because I like brass, but I don't really see anything wrong with the first image you posted. Looks nice.

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 00:01:29 2015 No.843727
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>>843722
I just feel like it somehow loses some of its old-school charm? I dunno. I may keep it brass

Another shot (haven't done the top bolts yet obviously).

What kind of knobs should I get? I'm not keeping those shitty black plastic ones

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 00:16:55 2015 No.843741 >>843727 The old school is oak+brass

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 05:06:26 2015 No.843829 Does it have to be wing-nuts? Otherwise you could get brass bolts and nuts. That way time will add its patina to them and you'll end up with a better result. (I believe)

None !STR4WB0SlE Sun Jul 19 07:18:17 2015 No.843851
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Yeah, the hardware looks too shiny. Get some antiqued brass stuff like this and stain it slightly darker.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/4BA-Brass-Wing-Nuts-Large-Wing-Type-Pack-of-5-/281751674584?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4199b55ed8

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 10:58:33 2015 No.843963 >>843719 I'm liking the brass look to be honest. Classy.

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 11:09:38 2015 No.843971
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IMHO was never fan of shiny brass. silver isn't going to work. I'd go either black (so it looks like iron work) or "oil rubbed bronze" (which is a dark brown color).
of hose two I'd try oil rubbed first. can get spray paint in that color that also has a "hammered" effect.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 11:11:36 2015 No.843974 >>843971 Or..... Just heat the metal uo with a torch and then drop it into a can of old motor oil.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 11:14:27 2015 No.843978 >>843974 Use a map torch. Get the piece dull red. Drop it into used oil, for a really dark black use oil from a diesel engine

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 11:16:24 2015 No.843979

>>843971
ooh, that seems easy enough to do and gives a bit more more of the rustic/industrial look I prefer. i'll try to find some of this stuff tonight/tomorrow, but won't get around to posting updates until probably next weekend (when I actually have time to take it all apart again and paint it)

>>843829
doesn't have to be wingnuts, but that's what the table came with so I just figured I'd use those.

The shiny brass against the light wood just makes it seem like a painters art desk or something.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 11:18:23 2015 No.843981 >>843979 also, any suggestions on where to get new adjustment knobs? or should I just try painting them with some of the hammered bronze rattle-can?

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:26:28 2015 No.844012 >>843981 If they're still good, don't replace them. You can refinish those any way you want.

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:34:56 2015 No.844015

>>843981
knobs are OK. could just paint them as well. would probably be hard to find different knobs with the correct thread. but it would be possible to make new knobs out of wood and put a counter sunk thread thingy into it... need some tools for that though.

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:37:41 2015 No.844016

>>843974
wasn't there a way to darken shiny brass with vinegar or something like that... put it in a sealed container (like old coffee can with plastic lid or something similar) and vinegar and the fumes would tarnish the bras quickly...
thought I saw that on some DIY or HGTV show...

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:41:44 2015 No.844017

>>843974
I think there is a liquid you can buy that changed shiny brass into a rusty brown finish... kinda like old rubbed but not as dark. my bro in law bought a new house that had a shiny brass mirror frame in the bathroom. looked 'chintzy' so he got that stuff and it looked a hell of a lot better afterward. think most people use it on old shiny brass light fixtures. shiny brass is SOOOO 1992. ugh.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:49:05 2015 No.844021 >>844017 here found this DIY instructions for oil rubbing brass with a solution. http://applehillcottage.org/2013/02/12/not-just-spray-paint-a-diy-oil-rubbed-bronze-finish/

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:54:20 2015 No.844023 >>844016 ahhh here we go, found this: http://www.ehow.com/how_6502608_change-brass-finish-darker-bronze.html you use ammonia (not vinegar) and a couple other things you find around the house.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:55:51 2015 No.844024 >>844021 here is the solution... http://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/brass-darkening-aging-solution

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 12:57:15 2015 No.844025

>>844021
>http://applehillcottage.org/2013/02/12/not-just-spray-paint-a-diy-oil-rubbed-bronze-finish/

OP here, that would be great but as I mentioned some of the parts aren't bronze, just painted. I'll go with the rattle can for now. Though I am bookmarking these for future reference in case I have real bronze in another project

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 13:03:49 2015 No.844029 File: 84 KB, 640x427, IqfqAxP[1].jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Hmm.. The black hammered looks like it might fit even better than the bronze hammered? give it a more industrial look... Thoughts?

Anonymous Sun Jul 19 13:15:50 2015 No.844037

>>844029
yeah they do have a whole range of colors... makes it harder to decide which is going to look best! the 'hammered' finish is pretty tough. I did a rusty mailbox with it and the finish lasted for several years outdoors in the elements. now it needs to be re-sprayed. I'm sure if it were indoors it would still be fine.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 13:35:19 2015 No.844049 File: 478 KB, 1500x816, colors.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] My bullshit photoshop of what the brass vs bronze vs black would sort of look like.

>>	Anonymous Sun Jul 19 22:24:37 2015 No.844395 Update: Bought a can each of Rustoleum hammered dark bronze and hammered black. i'll try each and see which loos better. couldn't decide and they both look good enough to use on future projects

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