hey /diy/,
i'm trying to recreate the soot stains that appears on fireplaces after some times. any ideas what material i could burn in order to create such stains quickly?
>>925338
if you want to do it without burning shit, use dark grey spray paint and just mist the spray on like in that pic. that way you have a permanent look and dont need to wait years for the look by burning stuff naturally
>>925340
i thought about it, did some test, but the results were inconclusive. i would like it to be real soot.
basically i have this white board which i need to coat with soot at the bottom, i figured if i burned some coal and just held the board over the smoke for a little while i would eventually get some stains pretty quickly.
but i think i can find something better to burn than coal
>>925344
One advice buy a fire extinguisher before you fuck around
Just burn a lot of wood in there with the windows open and a plug in the chimmney
>>925347
i don't actually need to do it in a fireplace, i just need to create soot stains on another surface (a white board)
>>925350
Well if I remember one thing from chemistry is that when you use a Bunsen burner and close the bit at the bottom the natural gas doesn't mix with air and you get a yellow sooty flame which will deposit carbon quickly onto stuff.
Opening the valve makes a blue flame that burned away the dirty deposits
>>925350
>make campfire
>hold board over fire
>create sootstains
you literally couldn't come up with this yourself?
>>925359
i figured shit wouldn't be that simple. but ultimately that what i'm going to do. burning pine wood which release lotsa soot apparently.
Just rub some charcoal on to the bricks.
>>925372
this
>>925338
Kerosene would be your best bet. Use a tiki torch filled with it instead of the torch fluid they sell. Kerosene is how I make lamp black pigment. Also the same color used in india ink.
candles with large wicks might work, too. Just keep burning the candle almost upside down.
>>925385
Oh shit I totally forgot that stuff makes some nasty ass soot
OP this is yer golden ticket
>>925372
Crushing it and dusting it on would give a better look.
Just rubbing it on will look like someone took a black crayon and drew on it.
