All right, this for anyone who saw/read (or wrote... ) "Realistic Rust for Dummies...". Okay, I finally got some iron wool, and put in some water, etc. The only problem is...IT'S COLD NOW! The sun isn't evaporating the water (it was Sunday when I put it in.), so I was wondering, if I poured the water out, and the air got to it more, it'll rust now, right? After all, this is the way nature does it, so wouldn't work now? Oh, and one more question: If and when I get the rust, do I just put it on with a damp brush or put it on dry? Thanks for your time.

Aren't you supposed to put it in vinegar? I read on some modeling website that vinegar was supposed to be used. Hey can some one answer that for me, and then answer MEBM's question?

~Chip :-)

Keep the steel wool in a warm place and reduce the amount of water. If you live where you have a furnace, you could place the container next to a register(vent) and let the dry heat dry up the water and rust the wool.

I put a fair amount of steelwool in a jar (must have a good closing lid!) and filling the jar whit vinegar.

I let this mixture sit for about 2 - 3 weeks and then I poor the liquid of this mixture onto a tray and let it evaporate.

The resulting dust is pure iron oxide (Rust), mix with thinner and apply to the part.

MEBM, I was the one writing the article, is not the sun getting the stuff rusty but oxygene... To speed up the process I don't use vinegar, instead I go to an aquarium shop and get those pills used to transport fish in bags to avoid that they'll run out of oxygene.
Ciao


P.S.: if you're going this way remember to use a jar with a well workink lid!

Hey guys (Especially Scoccia), thanks for all your help. (I could've sworn it was the sun and not the oxygen... #:-) ) Thanks for your time.

Rather than soaking the steel wool in a cup of water, I like to add salt to water and SPRAY the pad thoroughly two or three days in a row... by the weekend, I have nothing but a cup full of rust dust!