Work Shop Colorado

This is why we patina. When you grind a weld, you remove the millscale and expose bright bare steel underneath. Patina reacts more aggressively there — darkening it to match the rest of the piece.⁣
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Patina, take two.⁣
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You had questions last time — so here’s another look. This time we applied patina over the millscale, the uneven layer left from the hot rolling process.⁣
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Whether you grind off the millscale or apply patina on top of it — the result is depth, contrast, and character you can’t replicate.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​⁣
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