oh i dont know a thing about patinas. excpet what i just read on here. idk im glad the whole blade wouldn't discolor, i would want it to be broken up and stuff. how long do you let it sit for?
I kinda like the "blueing" look where the whole knife takes on one color but this was interesting. I just hand rubbed some yellow mustard on it and let it sit for about 6 hours.
I cleaned the DF up to a satin finish (my favorite) and have rubbed a lemon all over it. It has only been an hour but I can already tell that it is spotting darker similarly to the mustard. I am not sure why this is. I'll post pics later.
It could be that this needs to be done several times and for longer periods. But it's fun none the less. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />