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You’ve probably seen the High School chemistry experiment where they turn pennies to gold? (Well brass coated anyway)
I thought I’d give it a shot. It’s really easy.
After I coated the copper pipe I realized there may be more possibilities here.
Copper with a zinc coating?
Anything copper can be coated with zinc and therefore heated to a brass color.
Edit. If you decide to try this, the boiling sodium hydroxide fumes are nasty. Plenty of ventilation and use a respirator that can handle organic vapors and acid gasses. P100+
I thought I’d give it a shot. It’s really easy.
After I coated the copper pipe I realized there may be more possibilities here.
Copper with a zinc coating?
Anything copper can be coated with zinc and therefore heated to a brass color.
Edit. If you decide to try this, the boiling sodium hydroxide fumes are nasty. Plenty of ventilation and use a respirator that can handle organic vapors and acid gasses. P100+