06-04-2009, 02:00 PM
<!--quoteo(post=315934:date=Jun 4 2009, 06:34 AM:name=gerard333)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE (gerard333 @ Jun 4 2009, 06:34 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=315934\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecthat's a nice coloring job on that glove Mark. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" /> i know you have been struggling a lot with the colors/aging proces in the past. is this the "<u>consistent</u>" coloring/aging method/solution you were searching for???<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndWell... apparently it's not. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"
\" border=\"0\" alt=\"sad.gif\" /> Because after I took these photos, a few hours later, the fingers continued to get darker and darker. The patinas I use apparently keep working even though I've wiped them off. I know how to stop that from happening but I don't want to do it. Applying a laquer to the metal will preserve the coloring but it unfortunately makes the glove look too clean because it shines up the surface when it's applied. I want the surface to remain dull looking. So, unfortunately, I can get a good color at first, but am having trouble keeping it that way.
\" border=\"0\" alt=\"sad.gif\" /> Because after I took these photos, a few hours later, the fingers continued to get darker and darker. The patinas I use apparently keep working even though I've wiped them off. I know how to stop that from happening but I don't want to do it. Applying a laquer to the metal will preserve the coloring but it unfortunately makes the glove look too clean because it shines up the surface when it's applied. I want the surface to remain dull looking. So, unfortunately, I can get a good color at first, but am having trouble keeping it that way.