Rusting products

[landman]

These are the products available at the hobby shop I deal with. Which is easiest to use and which would be more appropriate for the "occasional" rusting job? Thank you for the advice.

[Tom Geiger]

Pat, I don't know of any of the products you show.  But from the look of them, they look expensive.

I do a lot of weathering and rusting.  All I use for the most part is a $5.99 pastel set from Hobby Lobby. This is the Earth Tone set. Note that these are sticks.  Take a stick and sand it with 220 grit sandpaper into the tray.  That's the dust you will need.   

Then I work with Testors Dullcote and what I call the "Two Brush Method".  Brush one can be a nice brush that you use with the Dullcote.  I use the spray can and spray a bit into a small paper cup.  Brush two is the one you will dab in the dust.  This brush needs to be expendable as it will get mashed!   I have a set of brushes I use for this part. I have cut the end off them flat to identify them.  

First step.  Take brush one and spread a little Dullcote where you want to work.  Then take brush two (dry) and pick up some dust with it.  Now mash that into the Dullcote.  I try to keep that brush dry, it will get wet with Dullcote, and the clean brush will get dirty.  I clean them a lot.  Depending on what you are attempting to do, you can mix different colors from this set.

It does take practice. So don't do this on your favorite project.  You can paint with the dust for certain effects, but you don't want to have brush strokes in your weathering.  You can also dab it with a small sponge. Sometimes when it's on too heavy, I'll just dab it with a paper towel.  And it looks different wet than it will once dry.  So learn that.

Where people do warn that chalks will wear off as you touch them, since you have suspended this in flat lacquer paint, it's pretty resilient.  

 

 

[Jantrix]

I have done very well with the Bragdon weathering chalks and acrylic craft paint washes.

https://www.bragdonent.com/weather.htm

 

[crazyjim]

None of the above.  Make it SHINY.  LOL

[landman]

1 minute ago, crazyjim said:

None of the above.  Make it SHINY.  LOL

Most everything I do is shiny, or at least I try to make it so.However I'd like to play a bit with weathering, mostly for the diorama.

[Mike999]

I've also used the Bragdon powdered chalks; "shaved" chalk like Tom suggested; the Rust-All system. Also have that Vallejo "Rust & Chipping" set, but haven't used it yet. I got it with a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby.

You can also make your own very fine real rust.  Soak some steel wool in salty water for a while until it gets rusty, then put it out in the sun and let the water evaporate.  I have a bunch of rust I made that way. A little Dullcote or Tamiya Clear acrylic paint will hold it in place.  I store the rust powder in old 35mm film canisters, if anybody remembers those.

[Agent G]

Oils and enamels followed up with chalk pastels. The acrylic paint sets (AK) dry to quickly, in my opinion, to adequately replicate the effects. 

G

 

[Tommy Isbister]

I never use the same process for making rust. I constantly come up with different methods using oils, acrylics, powders, sponge's and brushes etc.

[alan barton]

Tommy, that is easily the best weathered engine I have ever seen.  Those rusty exhausts are incredible and the greasy shine on the rocker arms is totally convincing. If I were to pick up that gearbox, I can just feel the grease on my hands and then wiping them off on my jeans.!  This is automotive art at its finest.

Cheers

Alan

[landman]

3 minutes ago, alan barton said:

Tommy, that is easily the best weathered engine I have ever seen.  Those rusty exhausts are incredible and the greasy shine on the rocker arms is totally convincing. If I were to pick up that gearbox, I can just feel the grease on my hands and then wiping them off on my jeans.!  This is automotive art at its finest.

Cheers

Alan

I second that wholeheartedly.

[Flat32]

Inspirational in many ways.  That Flathead on a skid pushed a diorama start button for me. I'll certainly be getting what Tom Geiger suggests as well.

Edited March 9, 2019 by Flat32
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[landman]

On 3/9/2019 at 4:51 AM, Flat32 said:

Inspirational in many ways.  That Flathead on a skid pushed a diorama start button for me. I'll certainly be getting what Tom Geiger suggests as well.

Has it started Raymond?