![]() Here’s a little ditty I sang to myself while up there: (didn’t know I sing while I work, did you? tsk.) All this bit of extra effort creates a coordinating blend from the front of the house to the rear where the awning is. I also did the same finish to the metal roof on the cupola on our garage and the top of our whole house vent. Then gently wipe off, leaving a washed layer behind. Just simply wipe it on with a generous amount, allowing it to fill in any nooks and crannies. This time I did a glazing wiping it all over and then wiping it off with a cotton cloth leaving a little behind here and there – all the while giving it a that luscious green color cast. In order to do that, I took a minty green paint and thinned it like the gray paint earlier. My end idea was to get an in-process copper aging, not a completely green color. That extra bit really gave it a true aging look. Tapping it lightly with a rag so the drops didn’t look round. Once that coat dried, I dipped my gloved fingers back into the thinned gray paint and flicked splotches all over in a random manner. I pounced all over and under the awning and window box, making it as random as possible, and darker in some places than others. So, in order to achieve that look, I took dark gray paint and thinned it with a little water, then took an old t-shirt rag and dipped it in. Most aged copper not only has that awesome bluish-green cast to it, but it also gets a dark mottling or splotchy marks. NEXT STEPSĪfter 3 coats (which took 3 full cans to do both awning top & underside + flower box), allowing for drying time in between, I was ready for the next step. Tip: When spraying a surface or object, make sure you begin spraying before you hit the piece and continue until you’re off the piece – working in back-and-forth motions. (Make sure to do this in a well-ventilated area!!)
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