Ola

I'm planing to make a wooden door with an iron fitting. I have some copper sheets (0,1mm thick) and I was thinking of roughening them up a bit, to add that characteristic iron texture to it (something similar to the texture of tank metal). Do you perhaps have any techniques that can be used on copper to make it less smooth and more rough??

Thanks a lot for any help,
dsc.

Mr. Surfacer, the 500 type would work.

Just brush it on and and stiple it with an old brush as it drys...

That is how most modelers texture tank turrets so why not use the the same method here..

Will stick to the copper just fine.

Cheers,
E

Ola

Thanks a lot Eddie for your reply:)

It sucks cause Mr Surfacer is very hard to get here in Poland. Maybe I will try my luck with some glue and something sprinkled on it, for example plaster or flour. I gotta make some test pieces:)

Cheers,
dsc.

I would try texturing the thin copper by burnishing it over some fine sand. Just spread some sand on a hard surface, lay the thin copper on top, then burnish it (rub it) (the copper) with a the smooth round end of a paint brush. The sand should put a good texture on the bottom side of the copper.
Cheers,
Charles

or try sanding it ... use a 120 -180 grit sandpaper.....

or try burnishing it over sandpaper - certainly less mess that way

Ola

Thanks for the additional input guys!! I will try the sand method as it may give some good results. I also need to take photos of old iron fittings to have some reference material to look at

Cheers,
dsc.