Ted Simmons and List, I've used various bronzing media through the years, including several concoctions of bronze powders with clear lacquers, etc. With all of these various materials - and especially with the Rustoleum gold - it helps to complete the job with a clear coat. When the bronze dust comes off on your hands - and even if it doesn't - there is a fair amount of the bronze powder that is actually on the surface, or at best covered with an extremely thin coating of the clear vehicle. This exposed bronze will gradually oxidize if left unprotected. It will get duller and browner, especially where you or the customer touch it! Save yourself some future embarassment by clear-coating. It will only cost a few bucks and take a few minutes, plus whatever the drying time is for the finish you're using. Be sure the clear-coat you use is the same stuff as the color coat, or specifically compatible with it. Otherwise you might have a real mess! - Tom McNeil, RPT - Vermont Piano Restorations
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