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Causing rust to develop rapidly on mild steel

2003

I have a problem that is bugging me. I have to produce some decorative iron/mild steel items that have a fairly even orange rust coating - preferably as a naturally developed oxidization process.

Other than the obvious degreasing and moist atmosphere can anyone suggest an accelerator?

My experiments have taken me 3 or 4 weeks to get a complete coating with a degree of flaking. I'm hoping to improve it to within a week!

Thanks,

Nick Protz
- Kingston, Surrey, UK

Just wondering if you ever got a response to your question about advancing rust on metal. I have a project to make a new, reproduction, Viking sword look centuries old.

Thank you

Mike Gonzales
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
2004

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