Chopped 1932 RatRod

Sweetness John!
I really dig your build!
Nice period build Man!
Thank You for sharing
Russ

Gangster: Thanks for the compliment. Here is how I do the weathering. It is the same for both the body and the frame and is really simple, just time consuming. I made a wash of a rust color paint and just flowed it on the piece being weathered. I let it dry and then used a wash of black color which also is allowed to dry. Follow that with a coat of brushable Dull Coat. While the dull coat is still wet sprinkle the rust and dirt on the piece. When everything is dry use a stiff bristle brush to remove any excess rust and dirt. Finally seal the whole thing with Dull Coat.

I make my own rust. Just take several pads of fine steel wool. Break them up into a pan with a cover. Fill the pan to the point that the steel wool is completely covered with water. Cover the pan and let it sit. Every couple of days check the water level and stir the steel wool. In a couple of weeks you with have a pan full of rusty steel wool. Remove the cover and let the remaining water evaporate. After the mess in the pan is dry mash it through a kitchen strainer. The stuff coming out the bottom of the strainer is your rust. I made rust last summer and probably have enough to last me for a year or so.

For the dirt I made a trip to the local park's baseball diamond. Our city takes really good care of the parks and maintains the diamond well. I went out to the pitcher's mound and scooped up a jar full of dirt. Took the dirt home and sifted the dirt through my trusty kitchen strainer. This gave me about a year's supply of weathering dirt.