Hey Rick,
It is plain sheet metal. I buy it at the scrap yard and grind the white powder coat paint off of it. I didn't clean it at all after I made the flowers. I sprayed it with Insta-Rust let it turn pink and then sprayed it off with water, then sprayed it with Rust Arrest, then sprayed it with copper plate. Dried it lightly with a torch and sprayed it again with copper plate. Let it sit a while and before it was completely dry sprayed a clear coat on it. I had no idea it would dry yellow, my intention was to stop it from rusting. It looked really dark when it was wet. Anyway I went out to dinner and when I came back it was dry and yellow. It's really pretty in the sun. I sprayed it again today with clear coat, I really hope it maintains this color even though it will be outside. I'm getting some rainbow torch this week and I hope it will be fun to.
Thanks, Mele
Hey Rick, It is plain sheet
Hey Rick,
It is plain sheet metal. I buy it at the scrap yard and grind the white powder coat paint off of it. I didn't clean it at all after I made the flowers. I sprayed it with Insta-Rust let it turn pink and then sprayed it off with water, then sprayed it with Rust Arrest, then sprayed it with copper plate. Dried it lightly with a torch and sprayed it again with copper plate. Let it sit a while and before it was completely dry sprayed a clear coat on it. I had no idea it would dry yellow, my intention was to stop it from rusting. It looked really dark when it was wet. Anyway I went out to dinner and when I came back it was dry and yellow. It's really pretty in the sun. I sprayed it again today with clear coat, I really hope it maintains this color even though it will be outside. I'm getting some rainbow torch this week and I hope it will be fun to.
Thanks, Mele