So I have a new bronze diver and wanted to give the patina a kick. Hardboiled two eggs, mashed them up, and put them in a ziplock with the watch for 25min or so. The color changed a bit, not too drastic, and I was happy. By afternoon almost all of the patina had worn off. Tried again tonight using the same technique but with a tupperware container and the hardboiled eggs hot. Almost nothing happened. Where am I going wrong, anyone have a suggestion?
Bronze egg treatment what am I doing wrong?
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I am getting ready to try sulfur patina gel, comes in a bottle with dropper style cap. Hopefully, here by the weekend. Watched a cool video here:
Part 1: Liver of Sulfur Patinas on Silver, Brass, Bronze and Copper with Cool Tools Patina Gel - YouTube
Part 1: Liver of Sulfur Patinas on Silver, Brass, Bronze and Copper with Cool Tools Patina Gel - YouTube
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I'm a little perplexed by the flaming responses as well. None the less, I have a Helson Bronze SD that was just above the recall #. I guess I won't say "for sure" as to not agitate anyone on here. However, "I assume" that it is CuSn8 and the egg treatemnt had no affect on mine. Time and a few dips in the ocean have worked pretty well to this point though.
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From the pics it seems to work well with the salty water. I'm going to give it a try on my new Stingray!
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! This place is full of misinformation.
I surely do run my own company and it is a lot of work. Ralf is not my face man, Peter is not my face man, and our new bronze is spectrometer tested CuSn8. Peter has nothing to do with a Remora II and I don't recall our Remora II being late. I posted drawings 6 months before the watches were ready, when the drawings were posted we had not even cut metal for cases and that was made clear at the time. We still do this to show people what we are working on for the future.
You should not post things that you do not know about or understand.
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yes it does, I have had mine turn all the way black in patina gel and then brought it back to semi-shiny. it is a living metal and changes all the time. I have mine this week in a salt water swimming pool and near 100 degree weather, so it is really changing. you can remove uneven spots with baking soda, water, and rubbing with your fingers.
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^^^ boner achieved.
Those are beautiful.
Those are beautiful.
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Wow....A person is asking for specific help and ppl chime in with stupid comments.....Where is the WUS camaraderie folks!!!!!
92,
The egg will work but it will take time. Like others have said get the liver of sulphur and use that...Again you may need several treatments depending on the ratio of water to LOS you use.
Also make sure you wash your case with soap thoroughly to remove oils/grease left from your hand. Use gloves...That way the LOS interacts with the entire case or else you will have patina splotches and will not look uniform. As Steve mentioned you can use baking soda to make it more even....Over time the patina will be more uniform all over the case. some parts of the case will react quicker and I'm guessing it is due to the nature of the bronze alloy. You will also notice the lower portion of the case (between your wrist and below the crown) will react quicker than the top portion, presumably due to the sweat and the ph value (acidity) of your skin.
/Amer
If you do a search on this forum you will see several "how to" posts...I also posted a few. I have been wearing my new Bronze for almost a week and it has gotten a little dull which is nice so give it time.
Good luck and have fun.
/Amer
92,
The egg will work but it will take time. Like others have said get the liver of sulphur and use that...Again you may need several treatments depending on the ratio of water to LOS you use.
Also make sure you wash your case with soap thoroughly to remove oils/grease left from your hand. Use gloves...That way the LOS interacts with the entire case or else you will have patina splotches and will not look uniform. As Steve mentioned you can use baking soda to make it more even....Over time the patina will be more uniform all over the case. some parts of the case will react quicker and I'm guessing it is due to the nature of the bronze alloy. You will also notice the lower portion of the case (between your wrist and below the crown) will react quicker than the top portion, presumably due to the sweat and the ph value (acidity) of your skin.
/Amer
If you do a search on this forum you will see several "how to" posts...I also posted a few. I have been wearing my new Bronze for almost a week and it has gotten a little dull which is nice so give it time.
Good luck and have fun.
/Amer
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My SD is just not dulling quick enough. Was going to let time take its course, but I can't wait no more! LOL.
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I think I will take Steves route, LoS gel and then a little polish to back it off. That finish is so even and perfect. The best I have seen achieved aside from Times of Plenty's Kazimon.|>
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What are you doing wrong when using the egg treatment?....your using the egg treatment 
One tiny liver of sulfur rock crushed up in a damp washcloth, rubbed all over the Armida A1b, neutralized with baking soda, hit the highpoints with a rouge cloth:
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One tiny liver of sulfur rock crushed up in a damp washcloth, rubbed all over the Armida A1b, neutralized with baking soda, hit the highpoints with a rouge cloth:
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