16 oz Modern Masters PA904 Metal Effects Rust Activator

I took a long shot on this one hoping I could distress some tiles I painted with a copper paint. It worked to a point but not enough. I think you need paint with enough metal particles that aren’t covered with the varnish within the paint for it to work. Fortunately I tested it off the wall. So, check the composition of your paint if you don’t want to wing it!

Did not work well for me

Best product I have ever used to create "faux / real rust" on mixed media and altered objects. This product actually produces REAL rust on your surface within a few minutes. It needs to be combined with the iron paint for the desired effect. 2 coats are needed but they get applied and dry fast. The rust appears in a couple of minutes but it is best to wait about 1 hour or more (overnight) to get the full effect. The results blew me away! It works on everything I tried without any Gesso (including plain jane paper , photos, canvas, diverse metal objects, burlap...). The only one that did not really take was a chipboard piece (too porous?)... May be a fluke or I should have gesso'd it prior because everything else is amazing! It even started verdigris overnight on some pieces!

Met all my expectations. Used it on concrete statue

The rust effect takes several hours, but works really well with the iron pigment paint

I bought a dozen metal agave plants to save water. The are manufactured in shinny silver metal. After spraying them with this stuff, bam! They rust right up and within a few days look beautiful. The longer they are exposed to rain the deeper the rust color. Good stuff!

You have to follow the instruction but if you do, it works very well