Well i was looking for a new way to simulate rust on freight cars and anything i would need rust for. and i found out that you take sandpaper and sand rust off off metal and use the fine powder and brush it on anything. I tried it, and it looks awesome, sorry if they’re not too clear:
new and old
metal sheet i sand
then i paint on an adhesive, in this case polly scale rust
then i dump some of the rust powder on the wet paint
then i work the powder across all the paint and dump the excess back into the cup
also used it on these trucks
It even smells like the real thing too!! haha just kidding. Ya it works on anything and its free except whatever you buy to glue it down, oh yea i recomend using clear coat cuz it doesn’t stay too well even with the paint. also its cool use because most rust is similiar in color and you can get different shades of it by how much you use and what color of paint you use underneath of it. i’m still experimenting techniques with it, but tell me what you think, and any tips or ideas for the use of the rust would be cool also. thanks
Why not? Rust in its purest form isn´t so conductive as to be a problem. It can be regarded as a pigment (wich it is) and as long as it´s used correctly, I can´t see any problems. I use it myself sometimes as nothing looks so much as rust than rust!
Neat idea, I’ve ground up some rusty scales off a piece of steel once myself. But after discovering weathering powders, I use them instead. They are available in different shades of rust color, and when rubbed on activate the built in adhesive to make them stay. Bragdon and others has quite a range of colors to choose from.
Another way of doing it is by using a product available in Micheal’s Crafts called “real rust” made by Sophisticated Finishes. It’s an iron oxide paint black in color and you pain the pieces you want rusted with it first no more then two coats and then apply the top rust coat until you get the desired look your after.The top coat is some sort of acid it has a vinegar smell to it so I am assuming it is some sort of real acid. kind of like a gun bluing acid.
I’ve experimented with it after reading a posting to my question on how to weather/rust a bridge by Mister Beasley. BTW it can be sued to rust the sides of rails to give you a “real” rusty finish but I don’t recommend it Iron oxide just like with “real rust” does conduct electricity and all you need is a very little bit in the wrong spot to cause a very big problem.
Now wouldn’t it be okay once its sealed just like you would with other forms of weathering materials?
A while ago I thought about doing the same thing but I haven’t actually applied the rust to anything yet. I think that your work looks great and look real too.
It is not a bad idea at all. As a matter of fact, Iron oxide is used as a pigment base for many color media. With a good sealing coat I don’t see any problem.
