I have an old die cast car that is banged up, missing pieces etc. I thought I would make my pops a shadow box for his father's Day present. Start on it now...cause I am a procrastinator. How do you antique it or add patina ? Thanks Root
Go here. http://www.sculptnouveau.com/ Get the iron finish and paint ANYTHING with it. Use salt water/with lemon or your favorite rusting method and you get an actual iron oxide"finish".
Here are some techniques that will work.... http://hem.bredband.net/thomaskolb/art/models/weather_e.htm
If you go to a Hobby store that deals in model railroads, they have paint you can buy that can be airbrushed or brushed on that gives a rust effect...the model rr guys love to make things rusty
They sell rusty paint **** at walmart for 14 bucks... works pretty good..... took a while to find it but it should be around the automotive section... (Not in paint section*) Put water, and or baking sodea where you want the paint to peal off, to make it look like surface rust .. go to www.rustrus.com for rusty models..
I'm a diecast customizer and the stuff most of the other guy that do diecast customs use the paint you get at walmart. It's made by Rust-oleam. It's a two part paint. It's called American Accents "Natural Rust". I should be in the paint section with the krylon and wal mart rattle cans. I haven't used it but have seen some that have and it looks great. If you go to Hotwheelscollectors.com and look at the customs board try to find some post by Steve McKieze (think thats it) he does some great rustic scene that look like something you'd find setting in a pasture or such.
Here's a picture of what I'm talking about. And I was wrong on the user name on Hotwheelscollectors.com it's McKustoms. You can check more of these at <font color="red"> McKustoms </font> for ideas.
i've looked at certain ****es while cooking before and wondered how they'd look for really severe flaking rust. cayenne pepper, or paprika or something like that, i forget. always wanted to apply light glue and sprinkle some on to see what effect it gives. it LOOKS like rust flakes in miniature, hell, maybe you could sprinkle it under the rusted car to look like an ohio car in the garage for the first time for a restoration or kustomization project!
Real rust works rather well too...I leave some steel wool in a cup of water for a few days, wetting it every once in a while. Once it is completely rusted, you can crush it into a powder (careful not to inhale it), the more you work it, the finer the powder is. The model should be painted a basecoat, flat dark grey works for me...just depends on how rusty you want it to look, while the paint is still wet sprinkle the rust onto it...you could also put the wet model and rust powder in a bag and shake around til the desired effect is achieved. Some final touches can be made with chalk powders that the railroaders use...then a thined out flat clear to hold it all together.
The diecast car is one of those Solido 36 Ford pickups. It's painted, so should I sand all the paint off?
I might be a good idea...cause with too many coats of paint you might start to loose some of the details...body lines, mouldings, etc.
[ QUOTE ] The diecast car is one of those Solido 36 Ford pickups. It's painted, so should I sand all the paint off? [/ QUOTE ] ...how about sanding away SOME of the paint and making it look like it has been worn through??
Tcoupe, that's a really good idea... didn't think of that one. I've got a few models in the garage I've been working on, and I just used some brownish red paint for the rust effect... but you can't get more realistic then actual rust. I'll try that on my little '49 Ford coupe model next!
[ QUOTE ] The diecast car is one of those Solido 36 Ford pickups. It's painted, so should I sand all the paint off? [/ QUOTE ] Just use paint stripper. "Strip X" brand is what I use. Remove any plastic parts. Put some in a coffee can let it set for a bit. Get the car out and wash it off. Wear rubber gloves too.
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