Have any of you folks here used a weathering materiel called Liquid Rust? I bought some off E Bay 4 years ago and loved the stuff. It had been made by a hobby shop and the label had there phone number on it. I kept it in my trail tool box I use to take to work with me. In my down time I use to work on the trains at work. My tool box was stolen out of my car, so the bottle was lost.
I would like to get some more, but have not seen it on E Bay for some time now.
Cuda Ken
Gee …First you say you love rust and then you say you hate it …[;)]
I have used a product called Rustall with good success – it is a liquid that creates a very convincing rust effect. I have not seen Liquid Rust but strongly suspect it cannot be too different from Rustall in results or application.
Dave Nelson
I’ve used Instant Rust. It’s a two-part application. The first is a bottle called “Instant Iron” which is a suspension of very fine iron filings. You paint that on and let it dry. The second bottle is an oxidizer solution which then rusts the iron. It looks like real rust because it is real rust.
The more I look at the trains I’ve done with this, though, the more I realize that I prefer rust-colored weathering powder. The Instant Rust is a “bright, new rust” color, more orange, while rust powder is more dark red.
I’ve found Instant Rust at crafty places like Michaels.
Dave and Mister Beasley, thanks for the quick answers. Neither is the stuff I used before. The Liquid Rust I have used was a single stage liquid. Dry time was around 10 minutes. May not be the best looking rust, but it was fine with some chalk over it.
Dave, as far as my “I hate rust”, that comes from my car days. R/T on my 69 Charger stood for Rusted / Trash! Only thing that did not rust was the window glass. [%-)]
Ken