Aging Sheet Metal

The planter is a little too shiny for my liking so i thought i d try my hand at aging it to give it a more rustic farmhouse look.

Aging sheet metal.

Here is the stock image from amazon. Be sure to follow all safety warning on product labels protect your skin and eyes. Galvanized metal is usually zink or iron with a coating of steal sealed over it to prevent it from rusting. Here is a side by side comparison of the brand new metal and the aged metal.

The aging process helped take the shine off of the entire surface as well as etching into the metal to give a nice patina. The best part is you probably already have all. In this post i ll show you step by step how to age galvanized metal the super easy way. You ll be amazed at how beautifully this turns out.

To age galvanized metal start by sanding it with 80 grit sandpaper until it no longer looks shiny and slick. Here s a way to speed the natural process of the steal coating wearing off. Do not mix the lysol with the home made patina solution. Patina is a catch all phrase to mean the look of age or weathering that occurs to all items.

Bleach and ammonia in combination are dangerous. 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 ve read about aging metal using chemicals but i didn t have those materials on hand. To make a piece of galvanized metal look old and rusty and chippy and have a wonderful patina takes years of outdoor wear.

While many metals may have their properties altered through heating and quenching or work hardening some metal alloys are specifically formulated to be aged aging can alter the physical and aesthetic properties of an alloy to give it characteristics quite different than its unaged form. Stonegable s aging galvanized diy. You should be left with beautifully aged metal. Metal aging is one of the most common ways to alter the properties of a metal alloy.

But once it arrived i realized it was a tad too shiny for my taste and it could use a little tarnish but i wanted to age galvanized metal quickly. Have you ever wondered how to age metal. Work in a well ventilated space preferably outdoors and keep all chemicals away from children and pets. To age the metal i decided to hand paint the aged metal patina.

It can be the lichen on old buildings and bridges unchanged for centuries or the look of a well loved piece of antique furniture.