fun little project tonight, another "Toxic Sludge" mod by me. started with a well used , well loved brass Zippo case. Threw it onto the stove burner to heat up changing colors now once it had sat on the burner for 5 minutes a side, i flipped it , then removed and applied my (secret) treatment to get the finish. Then i put it back onto the burner for 5 minutes polished with AutoSol and buffed the neat part is as the Zippo is pocketed, handled, used, the colors polish out higher and the effect gets better with age.
I really liked it before the autosol. I think some type of epoxy/clearcoat that could keep that matte finish would be awesome.
Yea I like the pre polish color too. Although the camera doesn't really show the satin polished color that well......it's really cool in person. Got a special collaboration project coming up with a forum member. Stay tuned for March release.
all right, you want a matte finish, no sealer spray required, here you go, same zippo case, reheated and quenched in a special solution. Turned out better than I thought it would , matte finish and great pantina