How To Age Sheet Metal

Do you have a suggestion how i should spread the cleaner around on it to get a nice somewhat aged rusty look.

How to age sheet metal.

The cleaner acts as stripping agent removing the galvanized finish from the metal. The best part is you probably already have all. With a piece of steel wool work cleaner into a lather covering all of the exterior including handles and crevices image 2. Place lathered bucket outside or in a well ventilated area for 2 4 hours or until dry.

To age galvanized metal start by sanding it with 80 grit sandpaper until it no longer looks shiny and slick. Squirt clorox toilet cleaner all over the metal. Let the metal sit for 24 hours covered in toilet cleaner and steel wool. Use steel wool again to rub the toilet cleaner everywhere.

Then put the metal on a plastic sheet in an open or well ventilated area and put on safety glasses gloves and a long sleeved shirt to protect yourself from the chemicals. I want to put sheet 45 x10 of galvanized metal on my farmhouse bathroom wall and the 12 above the shower wall. Have you ever wondered how to age metal. We can get that look at home and it doesn t require much time at all.

While wearing gloves lightly sand the entire piece of metal with steel wool. The longer it sits the more aged the piece will look.