Ah, cool! Not sure if I'll ever go that route with my current build but maybe if I do a darksider one later...
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Post a pic or link of something similar to what you want. Im sure we can point you in the right direction.
Here are two I have done.
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...light=dcls-005
Paint and remove method on handle.
Liver of sulphur on copper emitter.
Rainbow patina and liver of sulphur on chassis.
Aluminum black on shroud.
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...light=dcls-004
Hammer, files, and light etching for "damage"
Aluminum black and spanish copper rub n buff on hilt.
Liver of sulphur and patinas on brass and copper pieces.
Chassis was 3d printed then plated with copper and treated with copper patina.
Oh well for me, I'm using some solid-brass MHS parts I had custom-made. They'll get a nice patina on their own, maybe a little vinegar dabbed on to expedite the process, and along with that I'll be painting my Kenobi-style grip with some black paint then apply a bit of paint thinner with a sponge. After that, just regular handling should do the trick and naturally weather it. That's why I chose to do brass instead of powder-coating and then weathering.
But for a darksider build, I like the idea of the lightsaber hilt "corrupting" itself the same way its crystal did when it was "bled"; so a baked-on olive oil finish plus some acid wear-and-tear should achieve a neat burnt look as if the dark side tainted the entire lightsaber from the inside out.