FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rusty Paint?

Rusty Paint is an imported anti-corrosive flexible paint, which contains a special triple mix of fine metal fragments enclosed within a specialist solution. This paint is applied by a roller, paintbrush or spray gun and left to dry. Once cured the top surface is sanded to expose the specialist fragments, which when exposed to the elements, create real rust. The rusting process however can be sped up significantly by applying our special rust accelerator. The product can be layered and applied in a textured format to achieve a desired finished result. 

How much do I need?

All our paint kits have coverage of 5sqm per litre. A small hatchback car can be painted in 2ltrs, and a van sized vehicle in 3-4ltrs.

What does it look like when compared to bare metal rust?

We get people mistakenly thinking our paint looks different to natural bare metal rust, however our paint really rusts on the exposed surface, thus making it look no different to bare metal rust!

Surface preparation?

All surfaces require a quick 'roughing up' with some sandpaper followed by a degrease with either a panel wipe, or warm soapy water.

Is there any maintenance?

No - Our paint requires no sealants, clear coats etc, and can be washed as per any normal paint (jetwash, etc).

Can it be clear coated over?

Yes - We have had many customers use varnishes and automotive clear coats on their projects.

Is it just a paint with metal iron in?

No - Firstly iron filings would not work if being added to a standard paint, due to standard paint not being able to suspend the metal due to the differences in weight. If iron was simply added to standard paint, you would have great difficulties applying the product to a surface (as it wouldn't pass through a spray gun, and would clump on a  brush / roller). There would also be potential of the iron rusting within the paint itself, prior to any application, thus making it unusable! Our paint has 3 types of particles within it, specially designed to work with a modified specialist paint, mixed with two other products. 

What can i rust?

You can rust anything which is clean, free from any grease or silicone based products, and scuffed / keyed. Things we have rusted include wood, plastic, metal, painted surfaces, primed surfaces, trainers, glass, mirrors, etc. It's more a case of what can't you rust!!?? We only advise you to test the product on your item prior to committing to a full coat!

Is It Flexible? 

Yes, all of our kits are extremely flexible, unlike some other sellers which are selling spray can paints, or resin based kits which sadly, are not flexible at all!! Please see the above videos for a comparison!

Why has it not rusted?

This is not really a frequently asked question, but from time to time we do have the odd person which may be struggling to follow the instructional steps. The ONLY reasons which would prevent the product from rusting would be mixing, sanding or degreasing. The product requires thorough stirring before and after adding hardener as per label instructions as there are a lot of ingredients in our paint which can settle at the bottom of the can. Secondly the sanding needs to be done as per the above videos, the videos will help explain what you are looking for with regards to 'colour change' 'specs' and 'sheen'. Finally, if the project hasn't been fully cleaned and degreased after the final sanding, any left over sanding dust will prevent the rusting process (due to the paint having the anti corrosive protection properties). All the above problems (apart from the initial mixing), can be rectified simply by revisiting the simple instructional steps.

Patina painting a Fibreglass Hotrod Shell

Video guide from start to finish! - This is an OLD video guide,  so the paint activation and sanding in these videos are no longer applicable - However it is nice to see where we started all those years back!