Technique: Rusting Anything
There have been many questions about my previous post about my rusting items. Since I have
been thinking about how to generate more interest in my site, it occurred to me that I should
be giving you more.....like, maybe, more than just thoughts, but concrete techniques.
I'm not going to write actual tutorials....only provide a springboard for you to do your own exploring.
Although there are many ways to rust things, absolutely the quickest (and also the most expensive) way is to use a rust antiquing set by Sophisticated Finishes available at Michael's.
Sue Penrod and Dorothy Kansteiner introduced me to this method when I visited them in Mo.
The set has two bottles....just follow the directions....and have more patience than I did. I thought it wasn't getting the job done, so I kept piling on more and I wound up with my layer of
rust much too thick. I also recommend sealing the whole thing with their clear sealer.
What is so wonderful about this method is that absolutely anything can be rusted..... metal,
plastic, paper, fabric, wood....! I didn't do any preliminary work on the items, but I do think that light sanding of "slippery" surfaces" might make for better adherence. I will be sanding safety
pins and plastics for sure.
Happy rusting to all!
been thinking about how to generate more interest in my site, it occurred to me that I should
be giving you more.....like, maybe, more than just thoughts, but concrete techniques.
I'm not going to write actual tutorials....only provide a springboard for you to do your own exploring.
Although there are many ways to rust things, absolutely the quickest (and also the most expensive) way is to use a rust antiquing set by Sophisticated Finishes available at Michael's.
Sue Penrod and Dorothy Kansteiner introduced me to this method when I visited them in Mo.
The set has two bottles....just follow the directions....and have more patience than I did. I thought it wasn't getting the job done, so I kept piling on more and I wound up with my layer of
rust much too thick. I also recommend sealing the whole thing with their clear sealer.
What is so wonderful about this method is that absolutely anything can be rusted..... metal,
plastic, paper, fabric, wood....! I didn't do any preliminary work on the items, but I do think that light sanding of "slippery" surfaces" might make for better adherence. I will be sanding safety
pins and plastics for sure.
Happy rusting to all!
3 Comments:
after all the discussion on rust,(FFF), I ran to the art store to get these products on Sat. I don't think I have the patience for vinegar - 3 days! I'll let you know how it goes.
Doreen
Cynjon introduced me to the very same products...I love to work with them, but be warned, if you varnish them, the texture of old changes to a shinny even texture, also, if you let it get wet it shines in places. (I rusted a small figurine that I have near the sink) I find this process almost addictive, you can rust just about anything and it keeps on changing.
Whereas real rust attacks metal, eventually destroying it, the rusting products...I believe...are just a coating, and will flake off unless protected.There are all kinds of sealers on the market which will not be shiny.
I have discovered in playing with rusting that very shiny items are best sanded...regardless of directions which come with the quick rusting agents.
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