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Im doing a rusteration on my spanish winter model....but have a new replacement rear running board ,ive managed to spray it so it sort of looks right ,just need to make the bear metal rust quickly.......anyone got any tips to speed up the rust process ?

Take it out in the rain.

Salt water is more corrosive than rain.

Vehicles near the sea or simply that have endured too many ‘gritted’ winter roads will rust quicker due to the salt.

Get it chromed by Cuppini .

Here you go.................http://www.sprayonrustpaint.co.uk/

That rust spray looks great, ideal for a scruffy camper I've just bought.

Warkton Tornado No.1 wrote:Salt water is more corrosive than rain.

Vehicles near the sea or simply that have endured too many ‘gritted’ winter roads will rust quicker due to the salt.

+1

Spray on salty water, then dry. Repeat a few times. You'd be amazed by how quickly deck equipment on seagoing vessels ages.

bare metal will soon oxidise and give a fine rust coat, just let nature take its course, that's a true rustoration as opposed to making something a rustoration

cheers for the replies ..living on the south coast it looks like im going to have to collect a couple of buckets full of sea water then ...

anyone got any tips to speed up the rust process ?

Your request seemed absolutely reasonable just as I’d like to think a few responses to it were reasonable answers.

I hope it works for you but the point I’m making is that there seems to be a habit with some on this Forum acting like that character that Harry Enfield portrayed…..

If you use an acid solution; such as Alloy Wheel Cleaner, this will dramatically increase the rust process afterwards....

Maybe a replaced footboard (however obvious) would imply originality?