How to Use Aluminum Cans To Make Faux Copper Sheets

[@donnakarp3161]

I love your technique I will give this a try

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks for watching. I am happy you are inspired.

[@BobDeGuerre]

You won me over with the Voodoo Rogue.... I love this idea!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi thanks for watching. (It is the hubby's favorite 🙂 )

[@janicescragg2388]

Perfect. I am planning to make a tin pannel ceiling with a relief design in copper finish in my cabin. It needs to be metal for fireproofing over my woodstove. Real ones are extremely expensive so I am planning on making my own. This way I can have the look I want without breaking the bank with real copper sheet. Thank you for sharing.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Janice, I hope this will work for your project. I am always happy to provide some inspiration. Thanks for watching.

[@kfitz192]

Your ceiling is going to be gorgeous!!!!!

[@janicescragg2388]

@@kfitz192 thank you. I hope so too.

[@kfitz192]

@@janicescragg2388 I want to do something dramatic and beautiful on my kitchen ceiling and now I'm thinking I might do the same. Mine doesn't have to be fireproof so I can actually just paint the ceiling copper and then do the finish.

[@LiveSleepResin]

You could use alcohol inks and have fun spraying isopropyl alcohol on top! Mind is blown! Got so many ideas!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi thanks for watching and commenting. I did make an embossed book cover with aluminum cans and alcohol ink. I am not very experienced using alcohol ink but I like the way it turned out. You can check it out here if you are interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/q56WqqWamZKrhrs

[@lzrd8460]

You always give us so much info. Thank you for your time in doing the research! 👏👏👏👏👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi thanks 😊

[@Gazr965]

The inside of the can has a thin coat of resin/polymer based plastic to protect the contents from leaching out the Aluminium also the design ink is epoxy/acrylic based , so the metallic spray paint should coat well both sides as long as clean / degreased. Good looking copper effect👍 Gaz UK.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks for the info and for watching 🙂

[@cacevedo07]

This is a great idea! Many thanks!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

You are welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@KMF3]

Love the colors. So fun to try different techniques

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks it was fun to play with the paint colors and make a few messes. It kind of reminded me of my childhood finger painting days. 😁

[@barbblack7825]

Love these. I think I'm going to give it a try

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Barb I hope you enjoy the painting technique. I have used it on quite a few projects for my yard and garden. Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@jacobelledesigns6614]

Love this. Can't wait to give it a try. ❤

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hope you like it! Thanks for watching 😊

[@faithhopelove7777777]

Very cool idea! Thanks!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks 😊

[@LiveSleepResin]

Absolutely love this. Great ideas

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks 😊

[@zainshah8644]

Magnificent art

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks

[@terryshryack5753]

Thank you for the video.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Terry Thanks for watching.

[@viviandibrell849]

This looks like a lot of fun, and I am definitely going to try it. Now I just have to find some aluminum cans, I don’t drink pop, and I live alone so I’m going to ask some family members to save their cans for me. A great way to distribute that paint would be dabbing with a sea sponge. Another way to get call textures is to come pull up some saran wrap and then open it up a little bit and lay it flat on your painted wet surface and let it dry. It will give a nice texture.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Vivian - thanks for watching. I hope you have fun with your crafting. 🙂

[@kfitz192]

Love these!!!! They turned out beautifully! I've only ever used the Rustoleum Hammered Copper spray paint. It's my fave!!!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

I have liked the way all the copper projects have turned out but I my favorite copper color is the rustoleum bright.

[@kfitz192]

@@UpcycleDesignLab It's very pretty. And now that you've shown an easy way to get the hammered look I'll give that color a try!

[@adityaschavali]

wonderful... finally how would you use one of these ?

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi thanks for your question. I made the aluminum tiles just to practice the finish but I used the finish on theses garden markers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnO4qomFqZWfasksi=VyjYurAGphjEt57c and these little tins made from aluminum cans. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHqZpaSsg9ple5Isi=8khx7QOg7wstldal Thanks for watching 😊

[@karenmusa3052]

Gorgeous thanku

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Karen - thanks for watching.

[@karenmusa3052]

@@UpcycleDesignLab thanks again..I got some cans off my neighbour so im ready to start cutting n painting and embossing. Then onto the steampunk fridge. Cheers xx

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

@@karenmusa3052 your fridge sound delightfully interesting. 🙂

[@karenmusa3052]

@@UpcycleDesignLab haha Thanku Im hoping it will be, at the moment my dining table is completely covered in all sorts of bits n bobs, copper fittings, pipes, hoses, gauges and a huge asst of other bits of junk, I've painted all I need to and prepped everything, which is the easy part, its the assembly of all the pieces now...🙄🥴😳 Steampunk looks like a bit of a pile of junk but putting it all together so it looks like a working mechanical machine is quite hard, I never really got into jigsaws which I think would help fit pieces together but I've worked on my car and a few Harley Davidsons so I should be ok hahaha. Fingers crossed and thanku for replying 🥰

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

@@karenmusa3052 enjoy your project. I love the steampunk look do you post your work anywhere? I would love to see it. 🙂

[@writercard4]

Thank. You. For sharing

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks for watching.

[@kellyratliff3473]

❤Awesome ideas

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks Kelly 😊

[@GUNVALKERIE]

You could switch the nozzles on the spray cans

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks for the tip

[@anita-jc5tv]

I was in AWE, never knew how to do this, but how do you seal it?

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi thanks for watching. I like to use DuraClear Gloss Varnish it comes in other finishes as well if you don't like the shiny look.

[@anita-jc5tv]

THANK you❤❤❤❤

[@elainewannell4456]

Hi love you videos. Can you glue sheets together to make a bigger sheet

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi - I haven't found any glue that is great for this purpose. E6000 will hold but it is hard to spread evenly. I have also used clear mounting tape that is made for metal but it is thick and doesn't make a flat even seam. My favorite product for attaching the sheets together is metal tape but it has its own draw backs. It is visible and it is not a very strong tape but it is very tacky and easy to work with. Hope that helps thanks for watching 😊

[@Ohwhale79]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this yet, but the specific nozzle is what helps make the hammered spray paint have that "hammered" look, as well as some paint additives. I don't know if this applies to every hammered look paint though!

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

I wondered if that might be the case. Thanks for watching.

[@janetdegenhardt5999]

I wonder if applying the paint with a sponge would provide added texture like actual patina has?

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Janet - That's a good tip. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for watching.

[@wendyh3206]

I am confused. What do you do with it after you have finished painting it.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Wendy - sorry for the confusion in this video I was just showing how I created the finish. I have used it on lots of projects. Here is one of them kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnO4qomFqZWfask

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Cindy, I really really love ❤️ those coppered samples. And I really really love ❤️ the results too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags ❤❤❤

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

You too Mags. 😊 thanks

[@paulafernandes2127]

Olá. Legendas por favor. Obrigada. Bjsss Portugal

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Hi Paula - I believe that I have added subtitles in Portuguese. Let me know what you think. Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@paulafernandes2127]

@@UpcycleDesignLab Olá. Desculpe,tem legendas. Tola,não reparei. Obrigado!!!! Bjssss Portugal.

[@davidramey7186]

I wonder if you could copper plate the aluminum

[@davidramey7186]

I just looked up that question and the answer is yes which is very very interesting

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks I have never used copper plate so I don't know anything about it.

[@sixpackbinky]

I wish someone would make a kitchen back splash out of these

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

That's a fun idea. If we ever remodel our kitchen again I will consider it. Thanks for watching 😊

[@KMF3]

What are you going to do with them?

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

I have been working on some garden markers using this technique and I may come up with some other projects. Thanks again for watching.

[@GUNVALKERIE]

So Patina samples? 🤔

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Yes I have used this finish on several projects like this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHqZpaSsg9ple5I

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

the hammered tip is the standard spray can tip ... the larger tip on the other copper is a micro spray tip ... the hammered has flockulent in it ... the other two dont ...

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks for watching and for the info

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

@@UpcycleDesignLab something else you could do for that real copper look ... electroless plating and electro plating ... electroless using a chemical reaction the other a basic battery and chunk of copper tube or bar etc ...

[@sixpackbinky]

👍

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thank you.

[@charoborquezflores1903]

👏👏👍🌟

[@lzrd8460]

I think alcohol ink would have been better than acrylics for giving an aged patina look.

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

They might have but I am not very good at working with alcohol inks. Thanks for watching.

[@elizabethpolhemus4230]

Hammered finish paint is more like a stone paint

[@UpcycleDesignLab]

Thanks Elizabeth 😊

[@user-ux6mf7cy2u]

Just use copper