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Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct
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Sun, 22 Oct 2000 02:14:34 GMT
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Erik Olson <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:G2st8L.HGF@lugnet.com...
> Patina, the color coating, is formed by chemical reactions between the • metals,
> their impurities, and the nearby dirt and air, so there are identifiable • primary
> reaction colors on one hand, and chance mixture on the other. Copper oxide
> contributes that green color but other ingredients enter in. It does take
> centuries to build up a stunning texture. Accelerated antiquing has been • done by
> burying bronze in shit (that valuable industrial commodity.)
Oh well, I guess unless some pigeons want to contribute a lot of it, the
statue won't be getting that kind of tint again. Although the American
public may well wish for that to happen.
> I'm not sure if my leg is being pulled, but one coin dealer was telling me • that
> ear wax helps fortify and feed a good brown patina.
>
> A really beautiful patina of whatever color can result from a lucky • combination
> of centuries of quiet burial and centuries of safe keeping. I don't • understand
> why it was necessary to clean the patina off Liberty.
There was some show that featured the restoration, maybe it's available
somewhere?
I wonder what a search engine would turn up on it?
Ah well, I've got to do lunch here - someone might well come up with the
site in their teeth and let us know! ;-)
Cheers ...
Geoffrey Hyde
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