Learn Stainless Steel Coloring Techniques on Balustrade, Railings & Post - By AMbros Custom

Hey, guys, this is a basic colouring technique you can use onto stainless steel. In the upcoming time, I am definitely going to use this technique in my stainless steel project. In the past, I have made my own design of stainless steel post, Balustrade & railing for my home. I mostly use my trusty stick welding machine which works perfectly on stainless steel. I hope you like this video and enjoy that as well. I have so many stainless steel videos onto my channel so make sure to give your little time to visit my channel.
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[@salamd06]

blew my mind with that brass one

[@christophersenn2236]

Yeah, I've never heard about this. But it's obvious that color isn't from the heat. Good to know.

[@illumiNOTme326]

I had no idea you could use a brass wire brush to deposit on a heated steel work piece. Great video man thanks for uploading 👍

[@geraldmartin8195]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I've been looking for just this information....!!!!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks mate 😊

[@lordchickenhawk]

I have been colouring ordinary mild steel in my shed recently and I know just how much skill and practice is required to get this level of consistency with a blow torch, in open air, by hand, without a bed of metal chips. Especially on items of varying thickness. That is a serious effort, impressive work mate!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks mate,

[@blatantmisconception]

For we tinkers, if it doesn't come out consistent it's "art." ;)

[@MonkeOfAMillion]

What method have you found most effective thus far? Im also working with mild steel and struggling with colouring options that don't involve paint or forcing patina with acidic substances.

[@lordchickenhawk]

@@MonkeOfAMillion I've found that putting small, polished and de-greased parts in an old steel bikky tin full of builders lime into a household oven gives a fairly consistent finish but it's hard to choose the exact colour because you can't see the bits. I set my oven to flat out (about 280 C) and heat for about an hour. The actual colour i get seems to depend on the carbon content, mild steel getting purple to blue shades, high carbon only reaching straw to brown. I then soak the parts in hot clean oil and get a fairly corrosion resistant finish. Polish to a mirror finish and de-grease or it doesn't really work so well.Bury your parts in the builders lime so that they do not touch each other or the tin. Allow to cool right down before getting the parts out, hot powdered calcium hydroxide burns suck.

[@MonkeOfAMillion]

@@lordchickenhawk Thanks for getting back to me on this - it's super helpful and has inspired me to give heat-treating a go in my kitchen oven tomorrow. I havent heard of the builders lime technique; what is the reasoning behind that? Does it give you a better finish than heating up in the same way before quenching the pieces in oil?

[@piotrzieba2890]

You have absolutely no idea how much you helped me! I've just got my first Victorinox for Christmas, and I decided to make a mode, using black scales, and yellow stainless steel. Thank you so much! ;)

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate the feedback mate, Happy New year:)

[@FirstLast-tx3yj]

​@@ambroscustomdoes the color last for a long time or the piece loses its color after some months?

[@ambroscustom]

@@FirstLast-tx3yj it completely depends upon the use. If you do it on handles which are constantly rubbed then it will fade quite quickly. But If you do this on matte or brushed finish then it last longer compared to the buffed surface.

[@blatantmisconception]

Thank you, the best part of the internet is having the opportunity to learn from people who I'd never have the opportunity to learn from otherwise.

[@aurelianzafiu4155]

Thank you very much for this tutorial, real something to learn!

[@Metalraider777]

Great, instructional and professional video. Thanks!

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure brother:)

[@johnwojciech5245]

Great work here! Thanks for the wisdom/expertise man.

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks for the words brother:)

[@threestarsandasling]

This was really helpful! Thanks for making this video! I'll try the brass on a project I'm doing 👍

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks and good luck dear:)

[@muskuratachand]

It is beautiful coloring technique. I am part manufacturer. I got an order of stainless steel parts. I call many plating and surface finish guys in my city. No body got ready to do it in black or any other platting in black. I was hapless. But thanks God I got this video it gonna save me thousands. I am sure lot of other people will benefit also. Thank you.

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother 🙏.

[@c.s7978]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.. I make stainless steel rings including some Carbon steel, and have wanted to color them for ages, this is definitely going to make it a lot easier. :)

[@ambroscustom]

For constantly rubbing area I don't recommend buddy, that would eventually going to fade if you didn't do any protective coating over it. For furniture and decorating stuff it's good.

[@charli7821]

I also make stainless steel rings!

[@AmandeepKaur-qo1rm]

Balustrade little domes! Like a box of crayons!👍

[@serg2915]

Thank you for this, I will be using it for my Cybertruck

[@pharmix7822]

wow that bronze color is amazing

[@davidbell3427]

This video was amazing! Thank you for making this content. I have recently started a knife customization business and this is so incredibly helpful. I would love to see if you could do stuff like this with copper. That's the main medium that I work with right now. Keep up the great work and thank you again!

[@ambroscustom]

Pleasure to hear that:)

[@Sam-gf1eb]

Copper knives?!

[@QuackersCo]

I just got a free stainless steel zippo lighter and was thinking about personalizing it. Thank you for this video.

[@antonwinter630]

great simple techniques, thanks for putting out this video

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks mate:)

[@efrenhaw]

Thank you!I had no clue you can do that!

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure:)

[@imampane5015]

totally helpful tips, hope i will not fail when trying this one. thx man 😎👍

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate buddy, good luck. I clear spray coat is good if you do. It remain shiny for longer period of time.

[@flyback_driver]

My man this is awesome. I hear "take your (any skill) game to the next level" and its often mediocre tips most people already know but I actually learned a lot today. I consider myself knowledgeable when it comes to working with metals of all kinds. Anyways, thanks man i appreciate you making this.

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother, it means alot. 🙏

[@rawr2u190]

Ooh thanks for explaining, makes it easy to understand.

[@florilaan]

This is an awesome bit of information! Thanks!

[@khakicampbell6640]

Great tutorial! Beautiful results! 👍

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks mate

[@4thdimensionfab]

One of the best videos that I've seen, great job!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks for the feedback mate 🙏

[@Heartwing37]

This is WONDERFUL! I had no idea….

[@Goosetavula]

Thank you so much for this knowledge. I have a leatherman wave that I want to color and thanks to your video I will be able to now.

[@ringostar4904]

This is a great clip. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@tehmulkapadia2016]

Loved the video very useful thanks.

[@baroquer]

Didn't know this, wow. THANK you, AMbros

[@ioannouandreas4]

Thank u. First time i ve seen this process. Respect.

[@ambroscustom]

Welcome Andreas. Checkout my other stuff on my channel page.

[@Luisantonio-yz8ng]

​@@ambroscustomgracias por compartir conocimientos

[@smarty1232]

It feels like magic to me 🤪 Beautiful colours 🌈

[@ambroscustom]

Really.

[@calholli]

You should put a cube of ice in a glass and watch it melt. It's crazy

[@Grayman58]

Thankyou from Canada I never knew this procedure.

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure brother:)

[@gfj06]

Extremely helpful video on a niche topic. Thank you very much 👍👍👍👍

[@ambroscustom]

Glad to hear that brother 🙏.

[@kingbins354]

Thanks a lot, finally found something useful without use of chemicals,

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure buddy:)

[@kingbins354]

Love you brother, do this technique work on iron

[@ambroscustom]

Yes it works, just prepare the surface well but due to corrosive in nature it might be a problem because iron/mild steel get rusted alot more quicker. So consider that in mind. The brass depositing works great on that.

[@kingbins354]

Thankss brother, you are the best

[@paulgeorgiakakis5910]

You sir just used the best backround music I have ever encountered. Good job!

[@ambroscustom]

Pleasure is mine.

[@eduesnaola3167]

people listen to rafaga in Greece? im from Argentina

[@twentyninecycleworks]

Very informative and clear. Thanks for sharing this

[@JoeyVX]

Excellent work!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks Joey..

[@NicsTravel1]

Thank you, great tutorial.

[@williamemerson1799]

Beautiful work.....as always!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks William really appreciate your words:)

[@williamemerson1799]

@@ambroscustom Your welcome, my friend. It's always a pleasure to watch you work.

[@bluefernlove]

This is beautiful!!! Have you ever tried using ready made patinas? Do you think heat patina lasts longer than product patina?

[@ambroscustom]

No dear, I didn't tried anything. But I think chemical patina last longer.

[@BB-lx7os]

This video was linked from a post on Cybertruck Owner's Club. Doing this to a stainless hitch on a Cybertruck will look great. Doing this to all, or part of the truck itself (stainless steel body) will be mind blowing.

[@countrycruiser1665]

That's brilliant!

[@JoshuaFowler8]

I’ve got a bunch of stainless steel rods I wanted to use for balusters. They were previously used for maintenance so they have some wear on them. What would you recommend as the most simple process for getting an even smooth finish across all balusters?

[@JollyPeanut]

Great video. Thanks

[@Gauss247]

Great video!! thanks for sharing!!!!

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your feedback

[@MegaCountach]

Good video! Thanks!

[@katphyre]

Exactly what I wanted to know! Thanks.

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure mate:)

[@AKM1LOVE]

Wow who would have guessed! Bothe sundar

[@AMbrosWorkshopTips]

Super idea.. Thanks ..

[@hamdiogus9314]

Well explained and good techniques. Thank you very much.

[@ambroscustom]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ronu7313]

Beautiful!!

[@iagocasabiellgonzalez7807]

This is awesome! Thanks!

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks man:)

[@micmike]

Very nice tutorial, thanks

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother 🙏

[@JucimarPereira]

Realy fantastic!!

[@bhaveshnagda2694]

Too good ,something innovative ,

[@1malikalik]

Bro, you are amazing. I love your work and creativity. I also love your eloquence and linguistic formulation of the Languge. Very beautiful and easy to understand. Greetings from USA 🇺🇸 Best Regards, Malik

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother, i think it's feedback from people like you who always boost the morale and motivates to do it 🙏.

[@1malikalik]

@@ambroscustom Am Glad to hear that brother. Conversely, it's souls like you that inspire us with your ingenuity to be equally resourceful and ingenious. Cheers.

[@domenicaloisio5136]

Wow, thank you for sharing.

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure mate:)

[@LLhikes]

Thanks a lot for sharing✨

[@apollo3679]

Great video. Great explanation. Thanks

[@ambroscustom]

Glad you like it🙏

[@ramssoni6634]

Nice idea!

[@eddjordan2399]

great vid dude thanks for the info.

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure brother

[@Nimpibly]

Until today id didn't even know that I needed to know this. Great video.

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother 🙏

[@ravikannan9425]

Great work friend...👍👏👏

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks Ravi..

[@jurajlemes7465]

beautiful video thanks

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure:)

[@oswaldcobblepot5317]

Nice job my friend Got me out of a jamb!!! Thank you

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words mate:)

[@geeman5294]

Fantastic many thanks

[@AffordBindEquipment]

If wanting a lot of parts the same color, a toaster oven works well. Raise temp slowly until color wanted is reached. No over shooting the color wanted and all pieces will be uniform color.

[@fionanoeljakebalzan7244]

Great technique and very well explained....in english

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words 🙏

[@boydsargeant7496]

Thanks!

[@gilfordpitso3929]

Thaxk you so much ....very helpfull video indeed i am beyond happy

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks for the feedback:)

[@damnhi7353]

Your English is awesome!

[@ambroscustom]

Appreciate your words brother

[@anotherasianjoe]

Thank you brother!

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure bother 🙏.

[@aarfeenanees9147]

Awesome video. Do the heat induced colours long laster than spray paints on metals?

[@lordchickenhawk]

It depends. Paints can be more chemically resistant in some circumstances. Heat induced patina is hard wearing and rust resistant, especially on stainless steels. It is far harder than paint and depending on the type of metal, infinitely more UV resistant. However it is much, much thinner than paint. On non-stainless steel, a paint job is probably the better rust protection, depending on temperature. On anodized non-ferrous metals like aluminium or titanium, paint is of doubtful advantage. Except that depends on the pigment in aluminium dyes for example. Most red dyes tend to fade easily in the sun for both. Metal colouring gets bloody complicated PDQ when it comes to specific colours on different metals. I tend to prefer the native colours of various metals and their oxides over paint where I can achieve them. Sometimes I use both when you count clear lacquer as a paint.

[@MrCollectordude]

It looks as though the subject material has been chrome plated. So are you showing this with the chrome plating or is the material pure stainless steel? Anyway this was a great and easy process. I build cafe racer style cycles as the final product of a restoration. It also answered my observation of how chrome exhaust pipes coming out of the engine head turn kind of yellow and the on into bluish purple over time. With that said the it will work on chrome. I will be utilizing this process over and over Thanks & best regards Chris

[@pgsibilo]

Cool Video 👍👍👍

[@FudjiWong]

Thanks for sharing... God bless you

[@ambroscustom]

My pleasure brother 🙏. God bless you too. Have a nice day.

[@traktorworks3200]

an excellent video, well explained and good techniques. i wonder if you could find and use a wire weel made of copper wire to impart a copper finish. could get some crazy outcomes. maybe if you cnt find copper wire wheel you could insead spin the knobs agains a raw copper piece of metal. just a thought.

[@ambroscustom]

Thanks buddy, yeah I tried with copper wires but didn't worked. The problem is that those wires have some coating over them and also a bit more thicker strands. I think thinner one might work.

[@himanshu1032]

thank you brother..

[@bblyndugaduga6204]

wow amazing

[@butterflyj685]

Thank you! What is your final protection coating or sealer to protect it to keep from rusting later, especially if it's taken outside in the elements?

[@SanaagSomaliland]

This is stainless steel, its rust resistant.

[@karlalton3170]

Thanks bro great vid as always 😁😁🤘🤘

[@ambroscustom]

Pleasure is mine Karl :)

[@karlalton3170]

AMbros Custom bro can i ask a question ? If when steel is coloured can you still polish the colour back off if you need to ? Or is it permanent ?

[@user-xt2iq6xo5r]

Thank you AMbros awesome video! Very helpful. What type of stainless are these handles that got colored? I'm going to try to use heat to color some 18/0 stainless and am curious if it will behave similarly as in your video. Thanks again!

[@usmanqayyum2367]

Thanks dear good friend

[@sharzanco]

Amazing

[@18deadmonkeys]

kudos!

[@elbello213]

youre a genius!

[@Bianchi77]

Nice video, thanks :)

[@ambroscustom]

🙏 appreciate your words.

[@TeraShiryu]

nice video, my friend!

[@ambroscustom]

Thank you

[@lenguyenquangvinh2684]

Will this affect the durability of the material, i.e. making it prone to oxidization or losing its color over time.

[@optimumbrasses2529]

Thank you for sharing! The last technique used to deposit brass colouring to the steel finial is very interesting. Do you think this would work on a polished brass finial?

[@ambroscustom]

It works but result comes up with matte finish

[@optimumbrasses2529]

@@ambroscustom Thanks so much! I have been looking into colouring polished brass to different finishes. Is the brass wire brush your using here quite soft? Is it making scratch marks as your brushing over the finial? Where would i purchase this brass wire brush from? Great video!

[@nadiaz4769]

You helped make my dream come true. I did this to my metal watch strap making a rainbow. I overshot the color in some places. If I go over it again can i go back in color with the temperature in some places?

[@ambroscustom]

Unfortunately you can't do it twice. The end result is that you might overshot the temperature again and it get oxidised quickly and ruined your finish. Only way to do it properly by Starting from zero. Buff the surface and you are able to remove the finish.

[@indiaoverland2846]

very intelligent really

[@abhishekkumar-hc2ny]

Awesome

[@imrm7121]

Super 👌

[@mJlReplicanT001]

I really appreciate this, the ideas are flowing and am going to play with some of the tools and stiff I’ve made. Not expecting a reply, but I am curious to know…how durable is that last technique (brass wire wheel) ? I Have some lathe tooling I think would be fun and nice to see in that brass colour effect . 🙏🏻

[@ambroscustom]

Durability completely depends upon the usage. Usually go well with stuff which doesn't have constant rubbing like art craft items used for decoration. Also depends upon how thick the layer is.

[@gringofpv4332]

that is rad Thank you sir

[@ambroscustom]

Pleasure is mine sir.

[@braininavatnow9197]

I get it interesting effect by melting sharpies on to stainless.

[@akunkhususgaming]

Thanks

[@metinquliyev666]

Very good but if i polish (Sand) that gold color stainless steel will it fade?

[@ambroscustom]

Yes dear it will wiped out. Polishing means removing material and that brass deposited layer wasn't that thick to survive for very long