Looking to add more old world patina to your decor? Try this fun method for how to age metal using vinegar, and see how I took a brand new shiny candelabra and gave it some old world patina.
SUPPLIES NEEDED TO AGE METAL FOR A VINTAGE PATINA
If you can dissemble your pieces, that will work best and use less vinegar. Then simply pour the vinegar over the metal and place it where it will not be disturbed.
A lot of the yellowing will actually rinse off, but the metal was noticeably darker and duller than it had originally started.
While the vinegar did a fair job at dulling and darkening the metal, we decided to take it one step further with muriatic acid, to try and achieve the darkening and chippy metal look we were after.
We first tested the results on a couple of small pieces. I loved the chippy metal look, so we decided to pour it over all the candle pieces.