PATINA

As Foundry Art bronze matures, a natural patina develops. Together, time, weather and wear help the bronze to darken and mellow.

We do not apply chemical patinas; rather we let our tiles patina gradually, responding naturally to the environment.

Lotus 3X3 inches, Traditional Bronze, without patina

Traditional Bronze before its patina develops,
as it would appear soon after installation

Lotus 3X3 inches - White Bronze

Traditional Bronze after some time,
with its mellow, natural patina

Lotus 3X3 inches, White Bronze, without patina

White Bronze before its patina develops,
as it would appear soon after installation

Lotus 3X3 inches, White Bronze, with patina

White Bronze after some time,
with its mellow, natural patina

When used in a floor, time-worn paths appear as the tiles are slowly polished by your footsteps. Like the shiny nose of a well-loved statue, these are beautiful rewards that come only with age.

Lotus 3X3 inches, Traditional Bronze, without patina

In floors, the higher parts of designs will gradually be polished by footsteps

Indoors, Foundry Art tiles will patina gradually, usually over a few years. In a humid or occasionally wet location, such as a shower, the patina may develop more quickly. When used in outdoors or in pools or fountains, the natural patina process is accelerated and ultimately an opaque green-black patina will develop.

To restore their original brightness at any time, Foundry Art tiles may be polished with a soft abrasive pad such as Scotch Brite. If the tiles have darkened significantly, you can polish them with copper or brass cleaner. While not necessary, paste wax may be applied to the tiles to slow down the patina process. To stop the patina process entirely the tiles can be sealed after installation with an epoxy coating, lacquer or clear enamel.

(Please consider the colors as they appear on your screen to be only approximations of the actual colors.)