[TheForge] Rust Finish

[The Millers]

I actually make the paste out of salt or I have experimented with  
corn starch. Nice and gooey!!

On Oct 11, 2006, at 1:15 PM, Bruce Freeman wrote:

> Ray,
> With what do you make the paste?  Flour?
> Bruce
> NJ
>
>>>> debmiller at fuse.net 10/11/2006 12:08 PM >>>
> I used a spray on mix I make with water, peroxide, and salt and
> vinegar. No science to it, no fix proportions.
>
> Starts rusting as soon as you spray it on. For vertical areas I make a
> little paste out of the liquid and salt and keep it wet.
>
> In a couple of days I have developed quite the nice deep dark rust
> finish desired by interior designers.
>
> Ray
> Cincinnati
>
> ---- Woolley <wjec at verizon.net> wrote:
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Just wondering what everyone is using for a quick rust finish on
> steel.  I pickled mill scale off of some tube steel yesterday with
> muriatic acid then sprayed some hydrogen peroxide for an orange, thin
> rust then clear coated to fix.  I'd like to acheive a darker finish
> quickly without buying commercially available mixes like Jax or Sur  
> Fin
> products.  Is anyone using chemicals for a rust finish that are  
> readily
> available?  Thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Woolley
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