How To Age Tin Roofing

Instead of leaving the metal outside for years to age on its own speed up the process with vinegar or faux finish it with paint or glaze.

How to age tin roofing.

You can also tarnish it using corrosive materials such as acid cleaner vinegar and salt. If the corrugated metal has a seal coat on it you need to remove that first with a stripper. It may seem like a big project but all you need is some ordinary household products to make a metal object age several years in just a few hours or so. First things first buy your tin.

But this technique works really well especially on galvanized metal roofing. To make your new shiny metal appear old you can antique it with paint. There s a project we ve had in mind for our rv all we needed was some antique horseshoes. For my project i needed a big piece so i purchased an 8ft tall by about 2 5ft wide sheet of corrugated roof panel at lowes.

Snow is the best weathering agent around but rain works too. If you want to age galvanized metal just remember you won t be able to control every little inch. How to make metal rust. That will get the oxidization process started.

From vintage metal signs to rustic magnet boards to unique wall treatments you can do all kinds of things. It was about 10 for my sheet. I can t tell you how many times i came across rusty horseshoes while we were living in georgia but i wasn t quite ready for my project so i kept telling myself i d get them later. Many types of galvanized metal do not rust but a patina or a duller finish makes them look weathered or aged.

When it s the right amount of rustiness rinse it off and let it age out in the weather. And if you love rustic farmhouse style or industrial décor once you know how to age galvanized metal roofing you can make so many cool diy décor pieces. I am going to show you how to make shiny new tin look like it just came off of the side of an old barn in only one day. If you have a large flat pan that holds the corrugated metal put the vinegar and bleach solution into the pan and set the corrugated metal in the solution for a rusted effect on both sides of the corrugated tin.

After burning the finish off spray or dip the item in a bath of bleach vinegar or salt water.