– what is oil-rubbed bronze? If I have a bronze fixture, can I just rub oil on it?
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It’s both a misnomer and an idiom. “Oil rubbed bronze” is just a fancy term for a patina. It involves neither oil nor rubbing, just dunk the product in an acid bath and you get a cheap finish that you can sell to the public with a catchy name like “oil rubbed bronze”.
And no, rubbing oil on your bronze will just make it oily. The “oil rubbing” uses acids to oxidize the surface of the bronze.
Edit: this video shows the process:
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