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Just wondering if anyone knows about rust look paint?

I've seen a late squareback & an old splitty bus around at a few shows that have been painted (the whole car) to look like rust. I think the square was brushed but the bus was rollered?

Any info on what it is & where I can get it would be great

why?

cause he wants a rusty car ,Bunnings sells it

a couple of guys in the states were talking of getting metal shavings, and putting on the car, like a metal flake, but then letting it oxidise and clearing it?

You could park it at Bondi for a week....

you should think about spraying it on as it will look natural, the brush and roller job look fake imo

Cant fake the funk

captainvw wrote:Cant fake the funk

w0rd

although that fat chick wagon does look cool.. :S

Nafe wrote:why?

nope, don't want a rusty car... though they do look pretty sweet.
I've been asked to reproduce it (by a customer who I hope to impress) on some of his work at his house.... " I want it painted, but it needs to look like it's old & rusted" as he shows me a picture of rusting steel.
He's given me an 'option b', but I want to try and get it done.

frogman wrote:

Nafe wrote:why?

nope, don't want a rusty car... though they do look pretty sweet.
I've been asked to reproduce it (by a customer who I hope to impress) on some of his work at his house.... " I want it painted, but it needs to look like it's old & rusted" as he shows me a picture of rusting steel.
He's given me an 'option b', but I want to try and get it done.

good answer.

sounds like a cool project, let us know how you go mate.

i am sure i saw an article on 'rust paint' in one of vw magazines recently, have a look, they painted a weiss late bug with it but it looked bad to my eye...

have you got any pics of the Rust paint?

unfortunately not will try to find this magazine tommorrow

found some
the system made by Porters Paints seems to be regarded as best.

If anyone needs any kind of paint or paint related products, I can now recommend the guys at PaintWorld Merrylands & their other Paint People shop at Batt st. Penrith. They knew what I was talking about & had everything on the shelf too.
Went to both shops today, very helpfull & informative, was impressed with their customer relations, service & advice.

Soda blast it to bare metal then leave it to weather?

Spray glue it, then get some metal dust from a brake place and coat it. Spray some salt wasser on it. My mate did a fibreglass furphy tank plate for his house. It looks so real, cause it is.

frogman wrote:found some
the system made by Porters Paints seems to be regarded as best.

If anyone needs any kind of paint or paint related products, I can now recommend the guys at PaintWorld Merrylands & their other Paint People shop at Batt st. Penrith. They knew what I was talking about & had everything on the shelf too.
Went to both shops today, very helpfull & informative, was impressed with their customer relations, service & advice.

glad you found it , i didn't find the magazine must have been old issue taken off the stand already

Nafe wrote:

a couple of guys in the states were talking of getting metal shavings, and putting on the car, like a metal flake, but then letting it oxidise and clearing it?

i'll let you know how this goes

just look out for a manky mk1 with the 'rusted metal shaving look' coming up with us from Canberra for the Nationals.

This sounds as strange to me as an 18 rear old getting cosmetic surgery to look 80?

What's year and model is the car you're talking about?

not so much cosmetic surgery to look older, see it more like someone trying to seem like they're well travelled or experienced

Well,well well,I knew some one would eventually get the idear!

Dont use porters paint, it is a acrylic base.It wont handle Expansion and and contraction of metal panels. It will start flaking off.

Its unfortunate you arent in melburg as architectural finishes are my
bag.I used to be the creative director of a company who did metal corrosive coatings on non conductive surfaces.

Including metal panels!