Can I change the lead color like the copper patina?
Answer Hi Cindy, Solder is part tin and part lead. When you put copper patina for solder on the solder seams of a copper foil project, there is a chemical reaction between the tin in the solder and the copper sulfate in copper patina. That is what makes the copper color. Lead came does not have tin in it, so copper patina for solder will not work on lead. However, Novacan makes Lead Plate, a copper patina for lead. I have not used it, so I can’t tell you what the lead looks like after using it. You might want to read this http://www.novacan.biz-web.ca/msds/msdslead.pdf before you run right out to get some. Another product you could try, and I have used, is Rub and Buff. It is a carnauba wax finish that you rub on, let dry, then polish. It won’t give you the same high sheen as copper patina, but it does give a lovely look to lead that compliments the copper on solder. Among the large assortment of colors available, it comes in Metallic, Antique Gold, Ebony (black) and (this one sounds v
