Aging metal

rusty and patina......anything!!! Instructions below. instructions: (these look long, but it is really easy.... just long to write) Needed: vinegar, white or apple cider salt, just regular old salt out of my shaker. For small items. I fill a quart yogurt container half full of vinegar, and sprinkle in some salt. (not measured, but guess 1 tsp.??) dump your keys, clips, hinges, watch parts, locks... any metal you want to 'age'. I leave them over night, just 'cause it is convenient. In…

Want to know how to age galvanized metal? This post will show you a step by step, quick & easy way to age shiny metal with vinegar!

A couple years ago I posted my barn redo on HT. Since then, the frustrated mare kicked in the cheap (30 gauge) galvanized corrugated metal so it was time to rep…

Techniques and tips for artificially aging metal for rustic garden crafts; learn about patina, verdigris and how to make tin look aged

This is a quick and very easy rust solution that will take metal from shiny and new, to old rusty and beautiful within minutes.

This holiday season, I focused on decorating for "winter" so that I didn't have to drag all out all of the bins filled with my traditional holiday decor. I came…

The other day I purchased a little galvanized milk jug from Walmart. I love everything thing about this little milk jug except for the fact that it was super shiny and looked brand new. My style is…

I'm the type of person that enjoys doing things easy, I'm kind of always in a hurry. So, when I was looking up faux rusting techniques, I was disappointed that…

Learn how to turn empty soda and beer cans into pretty faux looking copper sheets to use for crafting projects.

How to Rusty Metal Pieces Using Vinegar, Hydrogen Peroxide and Salt: I love patina and rusted, aged metal pieces and needed some for my future project so instead of collecting them over some period I decided to aged some new metal pieces and speed my process.I've tried lots of different ways for aging metal but this …