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Jeff - I would agree...the process should be progressive as one continues to do it, and I would say the process has definitely been progressive on the Bronze Moray which has a blasted finish on the bronze.
BUT, I did get a bit of a head-scratching moment when I did another round of "smear hot egg yolk" directly on the case, and I think the result was actually a slight lightening of the case
. hmmm....I will say the case look shown above had already had a few hours of exposure in a sealed ziplock bag with the mashed up, freshly hard boiled egg (note...egg not touching the case...just sealed with the watch case in a zip lock bag). With the slight lightening of the case that I got on the most recent round of smeared egg yolk, I'll probably try another exposure of 'mashed egg in the ziplock', and see what the result is.
I say all that to say, this is a process with at least several variables, and some experimentation, so your results may vary!!! I still prefer to stay with the egg, and normal use and exposure for getting the patina to develop...I know that people use 'liver of sulfur' for getting some very fast and dramatic effects on bronze and copper and other metals...just not for me.