britania fittings

[shipahoy]

does any body know of a way to darken or blacken britania fittings i have tried the blackening solutions for brass and while they work great on brass they dont do anything for britania thanks

 

[MystRacing]

britania is a alloy of Pewter so I believe the JAX Pewter Black will work. I've never tried it hopefully someone that's used it can verify that.

 

[shipahoy]

thanks i will google it to see what its about

 

[paulv1958]

I've always had to resort on a metal paint primerbase and relevant paint for any of the pewter cast stuff.
Jax 'Pewter Black' will darken but it rubs off and is not permanent like paint.

 

[shipahoy]

yeah, i think i will stick with the paint as well

 

[Dave Stevens (Lumberyard)]

Jax Metal Finishing Solution, Pewter Black, 4 oz

Jax Metal Finishing Solution, Pewter Black, 4 oz.Produces a dark, black antique finish on pewter, lead, brass, bronze, copper, nickel, tin-lead alloys and solders. Perfect for projects involving different types (or unknown types) of metal..

www.micromark.com

you can not use a brass or copper or any other metal finish on pewter you have to use the solution made for that metal

 

[Ed B]

for my last project I used a product from Bluejacket Ship Crafters called pewter black, it appears to be a private labeled product but maybe the same as pewter black, I applied it twice and obtained a color I was happy with, not jet black but a very deep dark grey, further coats may have produced a truly black color but I was happy with the color I ended with. I followed the directions and coated with lacquer so far no rub off I did it April of this year,

Ed