Re: Rusting & Pitting Steel How To?

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Someone else said that
"I spray on a mixture of a pint of peroxide, half a cup of vinegar, and a
1/3rd cup of salt. After a couple of hours I rinse off the piece. If you
want to speed up the process leave it out in the rain or put a garden hose
on mist for a few hours."

I think that there are many recipes. I have no interest in using powerful chemicals, so peroxide, vinegar, and salt sounds good to me.

Your artist friend might want to look into the artmetal.com group, lots of good metal information there. I have hung out on their listsever for years.

Richard



cheryl179 wrote:
We have an artist friend who is asking us if we have any info
regarding a quick way to achieve a "old looking" rusty pitted steel
look to HR Steel.

I vaguely recall information regarding the use of some or all of the
following, Salt or "ice melt", bleach, water, peroxide? other items?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!



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