anyone know the 'formula' for aging tin??? i cant remember...vinegar??? salt water??? quickest way is of course what i need.
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Posted 9 months ago #
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Take about a cup of vinegar and as much salt as you can get to dissove in it. I put it in a plastic container w/ a lid and soak it overnight. Lay out to dry. I lay things on a styrofoam plate and spritz it w/ the mixture in a spray bottle (empty hair spray bottle or such) I just keep spritzing and flipping until it looks like I want. This works FAB on brass..it will verdigris. I have been verdigris-ing and rusting old keys and bits all week! You can spray w/ mat sealer when you are done if you want to. My daughter and I were in Hobby Lobby yesterday and she pointed at all the fake vintage keys and said "OMG Mom!" I said I TOLD you! They have been making fun of my cookie sheets full of rusty keys! Note..if the piece has a lacquer sealer you need to sand it or try nail polish remover first. Or it seems like the vinegar will eventually dissove it but it takes longer. The rust and verdigris develops as it drys so don't dispair what it looks like when you take it out of the dish.
Posted 9 months ago # -
I actually use a lot more vinegar than a cup but I am doing a bunch of things at once ..just use what you need to cover them.
Posted 9 months ago # -
I think once you do the initial soak, that I like the spritzing better..it seems like it adds the rust/verdigris in "layers" so you can stop when you want or add more.
Posted 9 months ago # -
You may be able to speed up the drying process w/ a hair dryer but I haven't tried that..not in that much of a hurry! You should be able to get a good layer of rust in a day or 2.
Posted 9 months ago # -
LuAnn
MemberDoes the vinegar/salt solution work on galvanized also?? I've seen somewhere out there (blogs) to use oven cleaner??
Posted 9 months ago # -
haven't tried it on galvanized..galvanized by nature is meant to NOT rust (but it eventually does..bucket bottoms..old tin roofs) give it a try and see what happens! (and report back!)
Posted 9 months ago # -
thanks....will give it a try
Posted 9 months ago # -
lovecrafting
MemberI recently read an article that said to use Lysol toilet bowl cleaner to age galvanized metal. Seems you slather it on then put it in the sun for half an hour or so then when you wash it off voila. Haven't tried this myself but it seems all I ever find are crusty galvanized buckets. Good luck and let us know if this works!
Posted 8 months ago #
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