It still works but it may always be 6:00. Not that this is not an obvious tip, but I was trying to rush to get this done and broke the hour hand on the smaller clock. Just a little tip for the process…make sure to be careful with the hands of the clock. I decided not to rust the hands on this one, but I think they would look great rusted too. The large one looks great too! Even the glass looks dirty and old, like an old clock.
I think maybe I should put it back in the box, take it back to the store to customer service, and ask why my new clock rusted overnight. I told him that I just bought this clock brand new yesterday and he said, “no way…how did it get all rusty like that?” It looks like a clock that’s been sitting around for 100 years.
I’m in love with the way they turned out! The smaller one is my fave of the two, but they are both pretty amazing and rusty! It fits in perfectly with my old clocks, just as I had desired!Įvery time I use this rusting technique, I’m just amazed with the authenticity that it gives. Then before spraying the activator, I gently tucked some paper towel behind the hands of the clock so that I wouldn’t get the entire paper wet. I had to be super careful when painting the hands on the small clock. Anything that can be painted, can be “rusted”, with this technique.
I used the same “rusting kit” that I used to rust the hardware for my last dresser project. I then wiped the paint off, leaving some of it on the glass to make it look foggy and aged. The sanded surface helped the paint to adhere better. I used 80 grit sandpaper to rough up the surface of the glass and then used a small paint brush to spread the tan paint around on the glass. You can see, below, that the right side is finished. I used some tan acrylic craft paint to age it. I wanted the glass part of the larger clock to look old too. I didn’t mind because, some of the older clocks are missing the glass as well. I just carefully tapped it with a hammer and then removed the broken glass. I used the same technique on the smaller clock, but I actually had to break the glass to get to the paper on the smaller clock. I didn’t want to get it too wet, thinking that it may not work if I had.Īfter it was dryed, I brushed off the spices. I opened one of the tea bags and spread out the spices all over the clock, keeping the tea stained water at a minimum on the clock paper, and then dried it with the hair dryer. I used this technique to age the paper, but this time, I used a blow dryer to dry it, instead of putting it in the oven to dry the the previous tutorial. It was adhered to the clock, so I had to do my best to age it while it was set into the clock. I took the larger clock apart, hoping that the paper backing with the numbers would just come right out so that it would be easier to age. I wasn’t sure if either of them would turn out like I was envisioning, but it was worth a shot. I found this little alarm clock and thought it would be a great clock to rust and knew it would fit perfectly with my little old clock collection. I love the look of old rusty clocks and actually have several that I picked up from an antique market. After rusting the hardware for my last dresser project, I have been wanting to rust everything that I touch! I thought it would be cool to try this technique on some new clocks.
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