Hi Josh,
Love your animals.... Would love to see a close up of this piece to see the material. Again welcome to our group. Janet R.

ridgeviewarts.com

while looking for a way to rust a piece im working i discovered your buffalo. it is GREAT.... would love to see it in person.
thanks for shareing

Aaron,

Two ways of getting quick rust on steel are Clorox and 30 volume (hair bleaching) hydrogen peroxide. Either one will produce rust overnight.

Spray the Clorox or peroxide on the clean steel and try to keep it where it will stay moist as long as possible. I use plastic sheeting tomake a tent over larger pieces; just be careful that the plastic doesn't touch the work or it will leave a very visible mark.

For smaller pieces, a box of sawdust moistened with a salt water solution and a bit of Clorox will produce rust very nicely, leaving a mottled finish where the different pieces of sawdust contact the work.

Hope this of use to you. Remember that both Clorox and hydrogen peroxide are hazardous if used unwisely. Don't breathe the fumes and keep it off your skin. It is up to you to use good sense and proper work habits to maintain your good health.

My choice , the method that gives the best results and is environmentaly friendly " no harmful toxic crap involved" is to simply sandblast or power sand the surface . this process exposes the substrate and removes rust preventing coating . Once the metal is clean simple spray salt water fron a plant sprayer bottle . Results start to happen within a hour continue spraying as needed . This gives you a "pur " non chemically altered rust finish .

Damfino what is less "chemically altered" about Fe2O3 produced by the action of water and sodium chloride (NaCl), versus water and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). All the world is made up of chemicals.

NICE!!!