Has anyone tried to melt down pennies or other chunks of copper like bullets for copper plating on metal parts? I don’t like the final look of copper paint. I am thinking if it’s done right, a few pennies or copper chunks could be melted down to a liquid and then used as a dip. To prevent oxidizing you could use a clear sealer or gloss coat.
Let me know you opinions or how you did it if you have.
What’s the melting point of copper?
James [:)]
Just did a Google search on it.
1,083 C
or
1,981 F
Okay, I guess I will forget that idea.
LOL! Well it was a good idea though. There are so many dang pennies in circulation.
James [:)]
P.S. I believe there may be thin copper sheeting available. I seem to remember reading that on a wooden ships board somewhere. They use it on the hulls too.
I think that Bare-Metal Foils makes an adhesive copper foil… Maybe that would do? And it would certainly be thinner than copper plating!
Also, instead of melting it down and using a dip, maybe you could simply electroplate it with copper?
Alrighty then. Maybe this isn’t so far fetched then.
Are you by chance trying to simulate a corroded copper ship hull?
Dana
Like this?
NO, but that looks pretty sharp. I was looking more to plate aftermarket parts for 1:24 cars.
Heh…ok, I’ll shut up now. [:D]
Dana