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homemade metalic blue Tremclad / Rustolium
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:37 pm
by DavidBarkey
100ml / 3.381oz aluminum paint mix with 3.785 lts / 1 US gallon Tremclad / Rust-Oleum enamel paint = metalic blue rust paint you Can Not buy off the shelf . Other than needing a slower reducer with the sun and wind speed drying the paint it come out ok

- sprayed yesterday

- sprayed today

- sprayed today
Rust paint +universal urethane hardener + urethane reducer . Have slow reducer coming to help with dry time and better shine .
Re: homemade metalic blue Tremclad / Rustolium
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2026 10:59 pm
by Spike188
@DavidBarkey I am impressed!
Re: homemade metalic blue Tremclad / Rustolium
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 1:33 pm
by RoamingGnome
Wow!
@DavidBarkey That looks Awesome

Re: homemade metalic blue Tremclad / Rustolium
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2026 10:32 pm
by Spike188
@DavidBarkey Merri saw your post. Now she is going to make blended paints like yours
She has marbled the step kickplates
The black railings are painted with India Ink and only she knows what else.
Then The bathroom need a grassy field
in full moon light.
While I have spent the last 6 days replacing baseboard, door, and window trim
and some of it has required a bit of ingenuity, almost outside my pay scale.
I really want to work on my Case Backhoe before death comes knocking on my door.
PS, I suggested she paint a silhouette of Michael Angelo's "the Thinker" on the wall by the toilet and title it "The Stinker" She gave me the impression that classy is not a virtue I possess.
Re: homemade metalic blue Tremclad / Rustolium
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2026 5:29 am
by DavidBarkey
I fear I have created another monster

. It looks great , she is talented . You can buy pearl coloured and metallic powders ect at some paint stores and craft stores . It allows you get some old school finishes you can't get from base clear and at a fraction of the cost . Using urethane hardener makes it dry faster and much tougher finish .