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Posted by charlie on June 4, 2008, 10:35 am
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> > Hi,
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> > I want to make sme fixtures for outdoors. I'm doing copper foil. Can the
> > patina and whatnot be weatherproofed in any way? I thought about paste-
> > waxing the lead lines, or lacquering the whoel assembly, but any info
> > would
> > be great.
>
> > Thanks!
>
> > - Kris
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> You could wax it every now and then with something like Clarity Glass
> Wax but...it's my experience that overall, copperfoiled work doesn't
> fair all that well when left to the exposed weather. The solder seams
> tend to get rather ugly (oxidized) over time.
>
> --
> since there's no seal between the glass and the foil, it's not possible to
> weatherproof foiled work. that's why god invented lead came with putty.
Not quite true...I've made water crystal catchers that hold water and
don't leak. Basically a diamond shaped box. Before putting the last
diamond on, fill with water then solder the last foiled diamond in
place and hang from one end.
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since the solder isn't chemically attached to the glass, imho, you're
depending upon the adhesive of the foil instead of really weather- or
water-proofing the seam. eventually it will fail.
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