Vintage Brass Color Technique
Have you seen the large "brass" bells in the Target Dollar Spot? They were $5 and had a great large jute hanger!
Problem was... the color was all wrong! The "brass" wasn't even a good gold color.
But I bought the bell and brought it home and fixed the color.
Today, I'll show you how to get the vintage brass look on an inexpensive bell.
Take a look...
Can you see the difference? The one on the left was the original finish on the Target bell. Ugh, not even a little bit right!
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I made it look like a high end vintage bell now and I used what I had in my workshop. If you have these supplies, or need to buy them, you'll use them over and over!
Here is what I did...
First, I spray painted the bell with a light coat of Krylon 18K gold spray paint. This one is my favorite gold.
I wasn't too careful with the spray paint, it is ok if some of the original color shows.
When the spray paint was dry, or almost... I began adding Rub and Buff in the color Gold Leaf. You can see how it dulled down the gold spray paint. I actually need to buy more!
I just used my finger and just spread it all around.
Next, I grabbed some dark wax. Any kind will do. Don't worry, you'll use this many times!
I used a brush and just dabbed and rubbed the dark wax all over the bell.
In some places I dabbed a lot of wax and in other places I just used a little.
I used a soft brush to buff the bell slightly.
That's it!
I did the same treatment to the little bell bottle opener from the Target Dollar Spot as well. It used to be very gold and shiny!
My bell now had a vintage brass look instead of a brownish painted look.
Sorry Target... It's a great bell but your color was way off!
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I hope you see how easy it is to transform something inexpensive into one that looks like you paid a lot for it.
Take a look at the vintage brass candlesticks I did a while back, they have the same beautiful brass look!
Also, check out the bells I made from recycled soda cans! They look amazing hanging on a wreath!
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