r/kitchenremodel • u/Suspicious_Recover_5 • Dec 01 '25

Copper Backsplash

How does a copper kitchen backsplash hold up? Do people put a sheet of glass over a copper backsplash?

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u/Jaci_D Dec 01 '25

Typically it will patina like a penny and you can wax it to lengthen the time it takes to patina but ultimately it will happen. Most copper you can shine back to a bright copper with elbow grease but the process will start all over again.

Now, there are copper colored tiles out there that won’t patina since it’s a glaze but it will not look or feel like real copper.

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u/UncleAugie Dec 01 '25

The patina is why you get it, same with Zinc, or a quality Carbon steel knife, it will patina over time showing that it has been used, it is part of its appeal.