Rusty paint

[ozwinner]

It has to be Rusty said she, so I set out to find Rusty paint, the staff at Bunnings looked at me as though I had two heads when I asked them for Rusty paint.

I was shown all the usual Anti Rust paints, even against my protests that I "want" to paint it rusty.
They didnt get it.

So onto the internet.

Haymes from Ballarat do Rusty Paint so I tracked down some and gave it a try, what a waste of $100.
$50 for the paint and $50 for the reactor, it goes a sort of puce colour but not what Id call rusty. :no:

Next try Porters Paints.

And here are the results, same price but this stuff really works and can be painted onto anything.
It ages and gets better with time too.

Al :cool:

PS. The paint is just dark brown water based paint with Iron filings in it and the reactor is weak Hydrocloric acid.

Anyone know a supplier of Iron filings?

[watson]

G'day AL,
I bought a kilo of Iron Filings, and the result was that the object looked like it had measles.......not enough Iron filings......or the local thought up here is that Iron Powder or Iron Oxide is also in the base paint, hence it all turns rusty when hit with the acid.
Here's a pic of what Ren did with some of your "body parts"

[ozwinner]

Good one Noel.

Ill try the Iron Oxide.

Good photography too with the manikin against the mist.

I used some Porters today and sprayed it with some Hydro acid 33%, the spray gun disintegrated!! :o it was only a cheap $2 pump one

Al :U

[Cliff Rogers]

There is a bloke who is an artist in Cairns & he has has a late model commodore wagon turned into a Pvan & painted with rusty paint to look like something out of Mad Max.

We also have a concrete sculptor in the garden that came coated in rusty paint.
The bloke that makes them also has bronze paint the corrodes like a real bronze statue.

It does exist, I just don't know where to get it from.

[Cliff Rogers]

Wato, that figure could be the Black Knight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)) out of the Holy Grail. :D

[ozwinner]

Cliff, I have some bronze paint from Haymes, and it worked out great, I was going to do a thread on it tomorrow as soon as I can get some pics.

Porters (http://www.porterspaints.com.au/default.aspx)
Haymes (http://www.haymespaint.com.au)

Al :U

[watson]

Cliff that makes me giggle..........especially when Ren was setting it up........she took one arm off 'cos it looked better.....then we did the whole python bit.......life is fun here!

[ozwinner]

..she took one arm off '!

An 'er shoes, gees guys, she'll catch 'er death by the lake like that with no shoes..

Al :U

[watson]

I needed them......wet shed floor and all....BIT TIGHT, but they tighten my buttocks!

[watson]

And just so's we don't get caught driveling......I also think that red ochre from artist supply houses may be a mixable form of iron powder.........any chemists in the house??

[Cliff Rogers]

And just so's we don't get caught driveling......
Speaking the such same thing... congrats on cracking a 1000. :2tsup:

[Grunt]

We've used Porter paints many times. They are just great.

[watson]

Thanks Clff

[ozwinner]

As promised some Porters Copper paint, it works a treat, the dude in the picture has been staring at them weeds for weeks, they must be some good weeds..:roll:

The Bronze effect can be buffed to give it a more gooderer look if you have the time.

Al :U

[ozwinner]

Sorry my mistake, the Copper paint is from Haymes and works a treat, which is even more of a mystery as to why the Iron paint from them dont work.

I have some Iron filings and will be experimenting with them, Ill keep you posted. :cool:

Al :)

[waikune]

Suggest you try Metalcote, they are in Melbourne and on the Web

[ozwinner]

Mix 50/50 water based blackboard paint and iron filings, brush on Porters reactor. :2tsup:

I am now working on the reactor and have a few test pieces on the go, Ill keep you informed.

Al :)

[watson]

G'day Al,
Looking good!!
Is the 50/50 ratio by weight or by volume......(Ren question)

[ozwinner]

Gees guys :doh:, Im a brickie, it looked 50/50.

Al :U

[munruben]

Something different about you Al but just can't put my finger on it.:)

[ozwinner]

Something different about you Al but just can't put my finger on it.:)

Prolly the ray gun :roll:

Al :U

[want2learn]

Mix 50/50 water based blackboard paint and iron filings, brush on Porters reactor. :2tsup:

I am now working on the reactor and have a few test pieces on the go, Ill keep you informed.

Al :)
Hi Guys, Sorry to bring up an old thread, while searching for a rusty paint that i saw on back yard blitz a while ago i want to create a few wall art pieces now for my garden walls mainly out of TP and other pieces of wood. Ozwinner has mentioned blackboard paint mixed with iron fillings then apply the reactor.

Is this a better option and cheaper than what is offered at paint shops. When I enquired the price was around $100 for 1lt of both the paint and reactor. Any suggestions of getting the same result but using another method like ozwinner
Cheers

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