u/Budget_Mixture_2204

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Been obsessing over this piece -- the Barvinok table by Furn Objects. It's stainless steel with heat patina as the finish, and the colour gradient is incredible: raw silver at the base, blooming into amber and deep indigo blues toward the top, with some purple in between.

What I can't figure out is how the finish has been retained and sealed. Heat patina on stainless is notoriously difficult to lock in -- the oxide layer is extremely thin and most coatings either dull the colours, shift them slightly, or pick up a sheen that changes the whole character of the surface.

https://preview.redd.it/nkjfn4q0rk9h1.jpg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6497d0df4b1d69b08b708976aa9559999f91278f

Been obsessing over this piece -- the Barvinok table by Furn Objects. It's stainless steel with heat patina as the finish, and the colour gradient is incredible: raw silver at the base, blooming into amber and deep indigo blues toward the top, with some purple in between.

What I can't figure out is how the finish has been retained and sealed. Heat patina on stainless is notoriously difficult to lock in -- the oxide layer is extremely thin and most coatings either dull the colours, shift them slightly, or pick up a sheen that changes the whole character of the surface.

https://preview.redd.it/nkjfn4q0rk9h1.jpg?width=900&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6497d0df4b1d69b08b708976aa9559999f91278f

Been obsessing over this piece -- the Barvinok table by Furn Objects. It's stainless steel with heat patina as the finish, and the colour gradient is incredible: raw silver at the base, blooming into amber and deep indigo blues toward the top, with some purple in between.

What I can't figure out is how the finish has been retained and sealed. Heat patina on stainless is notoriously difficult to lock in -- the oxide layer is extremely thin and most coatings either dull the colours, shift them slightly, or pick up a sheen that changes the whole character of the surface.

Hi everyone! I'm working on a lighting project where the finish is heat patina on stainless steel, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to seal it permanently without muting or shifting the colours.

For context, the iridescent blues, golds, and purples you get from heat-treating stainless are the whole point of this piece, so I need something that locks them in without adding any visual interference.