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Paint tin celing tile to give it an antique look. Clean the tiles using a sponge dampened with dish soap and water. Dry with paper towels or a microfiber cloth. Apply a bonding primer to the tin tile. If your base color will be white or a light color, use white primer; if your base will be dark, use a dark-colored primer. Allow the primer to dry overnight, or as the manufacturer directs. Paint the tin ceiling tile in the base color.
Sometimes you will be instructed to tin the outer edge of a small project, like a suncatcher. In this case, the purpose is to color the outer copper foil edges. Tinning adds no strength to speak of, so your goal is to allow the edge to accept patina the same as the solder seams. You may be instructed to tin a vase cap for a lamp. This is the same idea as tinning copper foil, but it is a bit trickier. Vase caps are made from brass, which requires much more heat than copper foil to get it hot enough to accept solder. Some people use two soldering irons, one to keep the vase cap hot and the other to apply the solder.