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Reactive Bronze Paint Kit

Reactive Bronze Paint, Reactive Patina effect Paint for arts, crafts, decoration

My reactive Bronze patina paint contains a large amount of real copper which will patina naturally in the same way as a piece of solid copper would, if you treat it with my patina solution it will start to show a colour change in 60 or so minutes and give a natural looking patina appearance after a few hours depending on the environment.

It is important to spray the last coat of reactive paint with the patina catalyst whilst it is still wet, this is the best time for the catalyst to start work.

The paint is water based and gives a waterproof finish so can be used but inside and out. We also have a primer available which will seal the item that you want to paint / patina, this will both seal the item before the Bronze paint is used and help to protect the original item from the effect of the patina solution.

Each bottle contains 100ml of paint or patina solution, the paint gives an even rich coat that is very easy to use covering most thing with 1 coat but we recommend 2 coats just to make sure that the finished patina coating coat looks rich and natural.

There is enough of the patina solution to coat the painted area twice, I normally spray the paint once whilst it is still wet and then again when the patina starts to show, this also gives you the opportunity to spray some areas twice and others just once which helps to give a more variegated finished look if this is the final look that you are after.

I have used this paint on many pieces of art from adding a real Bronze effect to Warhammer pieces to making inexpensive garden ornaments look like vintage solid Bronze sculptures, picture frames, candle stick, Chandeliers and wooden bowls there are as many uses as you have ideas to try the paint on.

In the pictures you can see the effect the paint has on a cheap concrete gargoyle, but you can use it on almost anything including fabric and leather.

The patina solution will also work on any solid clean Bronze in the same way as it does on the reactive paint.

To use the paint.

If you need to prime your item and have chosen to use our reactive paint primer then paint the surface of the item to make sure it is sealed, this will prevent it soaking up the reactive paint and allow for a better bronze patina finish, 1 or 2 coats will be OK, then leave until completely dry, overnight would probably be long enough but it does depend on the atmosphere that the material the item is made from.

For the reactive paint, once the primer is completely dry, give the item a coat of paint and leave It to fully dry, then give it a second coat and mist it with the patina solution whilst it is still wet, be careful not to overspray the patina solution you don't want to create any "rivers" of solution that will wash off the paint.
Once the first application of the patina solution has started to dry you can spray it again, as the solution is almost dry you will start to see the patina colours form, if there are areas that have less than you want then you can lightly spray these areas again, leave the piece to dry, the bronze patina will continue to intensify over the next day or so.

You can either have a smooth finish to the paint or use a thicker coat that will give a further of interest to the final patina.