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#1 06-30-2011 20:31:40

gary
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Registered: 07-21-2009
Posts: 5

How would one tarnish nickel plating?

I have a couple of lens adapters that are shiny nickel plated; and in the
digital world it is not a good idea. How do I make the coating go dark? I
don't want to use paint because I don't want to deal with cleaning little
paint flakes off of my sensor later. Black magic marker is too shiny.

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06-30-2011 20:31:40

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Re: How would one tarnish nickel plating?

#2 06-30-2011 20:32:27

miami
Helper
Registered: 10-05-2008
Posts: 21

Re: How would one tarnish nickel plating?

google "patina"

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#3 06-30-2011 21:15:57

HolyBat
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Registered: 03-01-2009
Posts: 2

Re: How would one tarnish nickel plating?

Sandblasting! or you could use a buffing wheel with some really aggressive
rouge.

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#4 06-30-2011 21:16:30

counts
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Registered: 10-05-2008
Posts: 19

Re: How would one tarnish nickel plating?

How about some vinegar or dilute HCl?

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