How to Make Metal Rust in Less than 1. Minutes. How to Make Metal Rust in Less than 1. Minutes I dont know about you but my heart skips a beat when I come across reclaimed wood, rusty metal, and forged iron. This update will see the death of the old email program Outlook Express, as well as the depreciation of the popular Paint application. As Microsoft told Gizmodo back. Fy07 h1b employers zybron optical electronic inc zycal bioceuticals inc zydus healthcare usa llc zygogen llc zytes technologies inc zyxel communications inc. Theres something to be said about pieces that speak their history through their old age and rusty patina, and its one of the reasons Im so drawn to mountain homes and log cabins. However, there are times when those reclaimed materials are out of budget, or even just difficult to find. Luckily there are ways to make new items look old, and today Im sharing how you can make metal rust in less than 1. Theres a project weve had in mind for our RV, all we needed was some antique horseshoes. I cant tell you how many times I came across rusty horseshoes while we were living in Georgia, but I wasnt quite ready for my project so I kept telling myself Id get them later. Fast forward several months and now that were ready for the project I cant find old horseshoes anywhere Well, thats only partially true, I did find some online but wanted them NOW because Im impatient. I did find a couple at a local antique shop but there were only two I wanted at least three, and they didnt have holes in them which we wanted to make it easy to attach to our reclaimed wood. Oh yeah and they were suuuuuper heavy. In case you didnt know, traveling in a RV means you have to be extra careful about how much weight you add to the motorhome, and every little thing adds up. Naturally Im drawn to overly heavy wood and iron. Go figure. Even something as small as a horseshoe all of a sudden seems to weigh a whole heck of a lot more than I ever realized. Anyway, since my mission to find antique horseshoes was a fail I decided it was time to fall back on plan B, buy new horseshoes and make them look old. I was able to pick up this 4 pack of horseshoes for 8 at a local tractor supply store. There were different kinds so we picked up the ones that are supposedly lightweight. Narnia 1 Sub Indo Movie on this page. Gather Your Supplies. I gotta tell ya, making metal rust in fast forward was even more fun than I anticipated. Daz Towel Set' title='Daz Towel Set' />Plus you probably have everything you need to try this out right now. The only thing we had to buy was salt. We had Himalayan salt, which may work, but I wasnt sure how much Id use so we just grabbed a big container of table salt for 1. Supplies Needed to Create Rusty Patina on Metal. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience. Daz Towel Set' title='Daz Towel Set' />View our full disclosure here. I have to admit that I didnt really follow any specific recipe for this. I originally came across this post on how to make metal rust and planned to follow it to a tee, but then I became all impatient and excited and just did my own thing. The good news, is that it worked Safety FirstDont forget about safety while these are household items you want to be extra careful when mixing, and wear proper eye protection and gloves. Be sure to do this away from kids and pets and keep in mind that if this mixture gets onto any metal it will rust it. I recommend doing this outside so you have good ventilation, and dont risk ruining anything. My New Horseshoe Heres one of the horseshoes I photographed during this process Step 1 The first thing you will want to do is grab your steelironmetal and place it into a container or bucket. I just used a small, plastic storage container. After I placed my horseshoe in the container I poured some white distilled vinegar on top. I didnt measure but I poured just enough so that it covered the horseshoe and then I sorta swished it around on top. You could pour some of the vinegar into a spray bottle and spray your metal objects instead. Step 2 Let your metal objects sit in the vinegar for as little or as long as you want, then drain the vinegar from the container. For this specific horseshoe, I let it sit in the vinegar for about 5 minutes before I emptied the vinegar from the container. Step 3 At this point youll want to add peroxide on top of your metal objects. You can mix it with vinegar and salt inside a spray bottle if you want. I had pre mixed roughly 5 oz of peroxide with 2 oz of vinegar and started spraying that onto the horseshoe while it was still in the container. My spray bottle wasnt working that well and I became impatient so I just took off the spray cap and dumped the mixture onto my horseshoe. This is where it starts to get fun because the peroxide starts to bubble on the metal and you can see the rust color coming on. Step 4 Add salt. I then sprinkled err dumped a bunch of salt on my horseshoe and the rusty color started to come out even more. Ooooooooh Easily. Amused. Then I called Eric over because I was all excited to show him, but I wanted more bubbles and fizz so I poured a bit more hydrogen peroxide on top. I didnt measure. Step 5 Remove from mixture and let air dry. After a few minutes I swished the horseshoe around in the solution to sort of rinse off the salt and then patted it dry with a paper towel. You dont want to wipe it too hard or it could remove some of the patina. Youll see that its a bit rusty but dont worry if it doesnt look exactly the way you want, it actually rusts more as it dries. This is what mine looked like right after I removed it from the mixture I did this all in less than 1. It was getting dark outside so I just let it sit overnight and the next day this is what my horseshoe looked like, next to metal thats been rusting for years I like that some of the bluish grey color of the iron is coming through the rust. I made a few more horseshoes prior to this one and let some of them sit for about an hour because I wasnt noticing the color change right away. I later realized that they get rustier as they dry. So I would just say to experiment. If you dont like how your metal looks after 1. Step 6 Spray with clear sealer. Youll want to spray your metal objects with a clear sealer to prevent them from staining anything they touch. Thats it Now we have some rusty, antique looking horseshoes that are perfect for our project, which well be sharing with you next week. This is just one way to rust metal, but Im definitely a fan. If you decide to try this out we would love to hear about your results in the comments below. Im curious how it works on different types of metals. And if you have a specific technique that you prefer when it comes to making new metal look old, we would love to hear about that tooUpdate Dont forget to check out the rustic bathroom shelf we created using these horseshoes.