November 17, 200817 yr So I have a customer who ordered a plasma cut out that was to become a sign for his buisness. The man owns a bison ranch and the cut out is of 2 bison in a field grazing and an indian riding by on horseback. He wants a rusty finish on it so it looks rustic. I have the cut out ready for the rusting process. I was planning on having it sandblasted and then rusting it with a muratic acid/distilled water mixture and spraying with hydrogen peroxide. My question is once I start this rusting what is the most effective way to seal and prevent it from rusting any further. I was thinking either a matte finish clear coat, I also heard wax is a good way to preserve rust. Maybe I should use a beeswax/oil mixture heated and apply although this would need to be redone once a year or so. Whats your opinion?
November 17, 200817 yr when youre done with the process base the chemicals to finish eith let it be bees wax or grt it to about 450 ish range in a oven and drop it into motor oil it will seal it for more than a year Edited November 17, 200817 yr by tetnum hands move slower than the head thinks
November 17, 200817 yr Author Should I use some sort of baking soda solution to neutralize it? is that what you mean by basing the chemicals?
November 18, 200817 yr With using Muratic acid, you should be able to neutralize with Windex or anything with ammonia.
November 18, 200817 yr Vinegar and bleach works fine and is safer than muriatic. It also helps if the metal is hot to the touch - maybe 120 to 150 degrees. Kill the bite with some baking soda mixed with water and applied with a hand powered, pump-up sprayer. The rust will act as a great protectant so you don't have to apply anything if you don't want to. Anything you add will darken the finish so the customer might like it a little on the red side.
November 18, 200817 yr It doesn't hurt to very lightly sand and add a light coat of linseed oil either.
November 19, 200817 yr Author Well my customer decided that he wanted one of his "people" to finish it up. Thanks for all your help. I will get pictures up of the sign as soon as its installed.
November 19, 200817 yr did you try king metals in Baltimore,MD they have a lot of neat patinas the work really well.i have used several they are nice..
November 25, 200817 yr disolve beeswax in turpintine untill it turns into a whitish paste then rub it on with a rag or brush.
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