It’s not that it looks like metal. This technique make everything look like _cast Iron_ which is very appropriate for a fence like you have shown. I could see this technique used for a cast iron cauldron. Great work Derek!
I looks incredible! maybe as a personal choice I would add some "welding" marks, probaby out of hot glue pressed with a piece of waxed paper before the texturing so it looks like metal pieces welded togheter
So awesome. I just printed out the Witch-King mask/crown from Lord of the Rings and was wondering how best to make it look like metal. Will totally try this out. Thanks!
Again- fantastic tutorial. Love the music. I restore vintage gas pumps but I often leave them rustic and “as found” but sometimes they are missing parts and I have to make them using brand new sheet metal or plastic. This obviously clashes badly with the original paint finish so I’m always looking for aging techniques.
I've got some tiki torch holders I made a while back when I was planning to build a star wars tiki bar for my patio. This will be the perfect bump to make them look better!😊
Looks nice. But would be laborious if doing large pieces like doors and gates. I'd rather use dark gray paint mixed with marble dust or very fine sand to create texture. Onve dry, I would then dry brush the piece with metallic paint ie. silver, or bronze. You can even add light wash of diluted teal color here and there for patina effect 😊
Wow! Yeah, that's great! I love shellac, but I'd never thought to use it in prop making. I have a Witch King helmet that would really benefit from a treatment like this :)
These are such great ideas! I run a magic venue in Baltimore and have thought about using some of these ideas to enhance the look of some of our late night shows
Awesome! I'm on a road trip and the whole drive was thinking about watching this week's video! Finally got to watch it! And then realized the fence pieces I'm working on this technique will take forever for almost 30 ft of pvc fencing and finials... Lol
Thank you for doing these videos, which I just stumbled over! While this is not immediately helping me with my N-scale model railway project (I need "platinum mist" silver-metallic SMOOTH paint for small locomotives), it gives me hope I may be able to mix my own paint with shellac :) I JUST found this video, because I am frustrated with the spray paints I recently bought. HALF of the cans I bought, almost all clear finishes and all metallics I bought, went back to store for refunds. Between puddling, spitting, running, and being anything but what was advertised, I am glad I tried it all on spare tosser shells. The biggest disappointment are so called silver-metallic paints by literally every maker at a big box store. They were all just plain grey, and the last can by Krylon looked like the model was covered in semi-transparent greyish slime, without as much of a hint of metal at all! I just do not remember any of these problems 50 years ago, when as kids we assembled all kinds of plastic kits. WTF happened to paints, which have also gotten ridiculously expensive?
Love the channel and I love relaxing and watching your videos on prop making. Your voice is very soothing almost ASMR but not trying to be creepy. I'm glad to be a subscriber.
I'm working on painting a cross that's designed after the candlestands Peter Cushing uses to seal Dracula's (Christopher Lee) fate. It looks like the idea crossed over (admitted pun) I to the CastleVania video game series, specifically CastleVania 2: Simon's Quest. I think the game requires Simon to have the cross before the final battle of the game. Those games took a lot of ideas from the Hammer films. I bought props that are the total inventory of the weapons and items Simon collects in the game. The Simon Belmont costume I have is based on the Captain N TV series for a bit of light haertness to round out the costume. Adding the cross to my inventory is very exciting! In my excitement, I used a lacquer instead of shellac. It seems like it'll still be ok though. My dad helped by building the cross from wood. Instead of it being separated candlestands, it's actually linked together to be a displayable cross. Thank you again very much for your suggestions! The graphite powder looks like it really brings the shine to the look!
I love how this turned out. I’m considering using this technique on a coffee table base to make it look more industrial. Can this be top-coated for a layer of protection? I’m wondering if the topcoat would stick once the graphite shines through the shellac.
I will test this technique in my project I'm producing the hammer of the character Karl Heisenberg, from the game Resident Evil Village In the game it has a wrought iron texture and I'm making mine with Foam, PVC Pipes and various pieces.
Good job! I would use it on a katana's handguard to make it look like old iron. Currently have rockerguard doing the trick, but this would be better. The look I was going for is of something that had been buried a long time and was just recently dug out of the dirt.
Love this technique! Thanks for sharing. I used it on a recent project and it has such a great look. It's featured in my most recent video, I credited you for the technique and put a link to this vid in my description. Hope that's ok.
Fantastic job ! I really like the texture . I'm trying to create a pitted gold look on a 3d printed surface. This is the closest thing i can find so far but is a little too heavy for an ancient gold pitted look. Any suggestions . Maybe there's a finer powder ?
What size PVC pipes make up the fence in your video and how are they bonded? This is the first time I've seen PVC used for the horizontal fence piece. I think I like it!
They’re 1/2” schedule 40 pvc pipes and they’re held together with screws. The finials are friction fit over the pipes by heating up the pipe first and then pushing them in place.
I'm already thinking of what idols and such I can apply this to. Nice video of a really cool technique! I was wondering what the step after sanding would be, then realized none was needed. One question though, do your hands get that pencil powder type grubbiness from handling the object? And if so, can it be countered by a layer of clear coat, or would that lessen the effect? (OK I lied, 2 questions, maybe sorta 3.)
question that only a haunter might be able to answer cause we do weird things. I did this technique... but it was a massive application and I wanted real chunky texture and mixed in corn starch. I tested it on a patch first, and it seemed to work. I hardened and held and didn't scratch off. So I went ahead and did my whole project. however I didn't think to water test it. It doesn't take much for it to seemingly start melting away the shellac mixture. I tried using a spray clear coat and I tried going over it another round with shellac, neither helped. So i'm trying to think of a way to weatherize it. It's not going to be in open rain, but I still want to have it be more water resistant than it is because things happen.
Shellac is not waterproof, but is pretty water resistant. It possible that the corn starch is the culprit and it's absorbing moisture into it and causing it to fail.
@@VanOaksProps ya I figure the cornstarch is accelerating the issue. I tried another layer of shellac to mitigate but no difference... I've already done a rather large project with it. It wont be fully outdoors, but things happen... do you have a suggestion for what I might use over it to seal and weatherize it better? don't want to just redo the whole thing
Great video, thanks! :) I want to treat a larger surface this way but it needs to be safe to the touch, rugged, and shouldn't color. How would you seal this without changing the optics too much?
I know this video is a little older but I'm hoping so for a response to this question: I would LOVE to use this technique for wood appliques applied to my headboard/footboard for a New Orleans inspired vibe. Once the bed linens begin to rub up against the appliques, will they be stained gray/black from the graphite powder? Great video, thanks!!
Yes! I think this will be perfect for a Witch King of Angmar-like paint job I am looking to do for a mask project! Do you think for that a black or silver base would be a better idea? Thanks as always for the great videos
Love this technique! So amazing. You mention using burnt sienna to add the rust look back in. Would that be burnt sienna oil paint in the tube? Also, what method of application do you recommend for this part? Dry brush? Or perhaps an antiquing method where you apply it heavy and then wipe it off? I'm making some Spawn brooches with the chain and I want to make it rusty but still show some metallic features. Thanks Derek. Always appreciate your help. 🤘💀
Any kind of burnt sienna paint (oil or acrylic) will work, although I would suggest acrylic because it dries faster. I'd use a chip brush and lightly dab it to build up to your final rust amount.
I am going back through and watching some old videos that I have saved for future projects and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this. Were the "tips" or finials on the pvc made out of?
This is amazing man. I'm going to subscribe for sure. I play Airsoft as a post-apocalyptic sniper and I want to take my paintball mask that I use for paintball. It's plastic. But I want to make it look like metal. To give her that post apocalyptic look, I will be working on that in about a week. I'm actually using a specific paint for the rust. Look you can see in my page. I have a video on it. What do you think about that paint?
I really liked this fence & the idea of making it look like cast iron, but i wonder how to make very jaggered parts at the top of the fence, how could you create that, ( the pointy bits) lol i dont know what else to call them i cant think of the name im old & losing my memory ...what would you suggest ?
Would this work on regular use objects? For example, if I use this graphite and shellac mix to paint my wardrobe to look like some kind of monstrous iron maiden, will it rub graphite all over my clothes as they brush the doors? If I paint it onto the banister, will it leave graphite all over our hands from normal use?
The shellac would harden, so if it was meant to be flexible you wouldn't want to go this route. As for high traffic objects, you'd want to clear coat it to prevent the graphite from rubbing off.
Thank you for this great video and detailed explanation. This is giving me some great ideas for a large prop project I have in front of me...maybe you could give me some advice on it? I have to make 8 (for a marching band competition) 8 foot high, 15 feet long prison jail walls. Were making the bars out of PVC pipe, but they will need to be colored and textured to look like jail bars. They also need to have this look from a large distance (they perform on a college football field with judges at the top of the stands). We have to color...wait for it...80 of these bars for this project. Any ideas? Also, I wanted to make the wood frames that go around the pipe look like maybe cinderblocks??? Any ideas for that?
@@VanOaksProps Thank you - but some judges will be on the ground. I'll look into the cost of the hammered metal spray paint though - maybe do a combo of the two? Thanks again.
@@jodinardella3011 to keep costs down I’d just texture the pipe by mixing in baking soda with your acrylic paint and then add some rust highlights here and there. I have a video on different textures that explains it in more detail.
Great video. How would i make round things like half spheres or like a helmet? My brain cant think of a daily object for that like bowls always are flat on the bottom. Do they make pvc stuff you could use for that?
So I’m rewatching this video again, and I’m wondering: As your sanding down the textured areas, are the leftover particles reusable for multiple applications?
Good question. I'm not sure. It wouldn't be if you used the steel wool but might be if you used sandpaper. The steel wool leaves too many bits of wool on the table to extract the graphite powder from.
Hi ! Fantastic ! I made a steampunk arm with Eva Foam. I saw a post where someone asked you if you know if it works on it, and you said you will test. Did you do ? Thanks a lot !
If you were to add rust with this (using the salt mask technique), would it be better to paint take the salt off before the graphite mixture, or after?
Hello, This technique is what I'm looking for, for my small project. However, this looks like it was done on a piece of metal that is already coated. Can I get this same look from a fresh, untouched piece of wood? Also, is there another product other than shellac that can be used. Small cans of shellac are not readily available to me. Thank you
Hi! The base for the technique was PVC pipe and plastic finials. I think I mention it in the video (I can't recall, it's been awhile). That said, you should be able to achieve a similar effect on other materials. Unfortunately, shellac is the only thing I've found that works for this approach.
Hi! I'm brand new here, making Christmas ornaments, and I've just 3-D printed some 4"-high Japanese "granite" garden shrines. What would you recommend for touches of moss? And yes! I've just subscribed to your site.
A really awesome hack 😃👍 I think I will try it for my boring black Stratocaster Pickguard and the Inputjack. Does it work on chrome? 😮 Thx and greets from Germany 🙂
@@VanOaksProps Ok I tried it on my chrome neckplate and it worked not really good on chrome. I think you have to let dry the first coat and then paint a 2nd coat over it with the structure. 🤔 But it worked great on the pickguard. It looks awesome now. 😁
I love this so much! One small problem: I am having trouble finding any shellac (tinted or clear). Is there anything you would recommend as a substitute?
I was wondering if there are methods to make fiberglass look like bare steel. On cars such as Chevrolet Corvettes, Pontiac Fieros, etc that use fiberglass in the body, doors, hoods, roofs, etc. Thanks.
@@VanOaksProps Thank you! My son owns a house that’s over 100 years old. He’s wanting to have an old grave site in the yard year round. This will be perfect for that.
I don't think acrylic would work the same, especially since you need to be able to remove some of the bonding material to get a polish on the graphite powder. Are you wanting to attempt a similar finish on EVA foam?
@@VanOaksProps I wanted to do some corroded iron details on a piece of furniture, and worry that the shellac would be too brittle to last in the face of daily use.
@@whatthehellpeople shellac is primarily used on furniture, so it should be alright. You’ll want to seal it once it’s dry otherwise you risk getting graphite all over your hands/clothes.
My Halloween costume involves a harness with a faux fence railing stabbed through the chest and I’m so excited to use this technique
It’s not that it looks like metal.
This technique make everything look like _cast Iron_ which is very appropriate for a fence like you have shown.
I could see this technique used for a cast iron cauldron.
Great work Derek!
Yes, absolutely. A cauldron would be a great use for this.
i like that idea actually because then you could hang it above a make shift ' fake flame ' like a witches brew
I wasn't going to save this one, but yes a cauldron you are absolutely right and I am A Fool.
I want to make my stairs railing look like metal can I use this technique or should I use some metallic paint over somebody give me some help please
I'm constantly impressed by your ingenuity and artistry.
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much!
I looks incredible! maybe as a personal choice I would add some "welding" marks, probaby out of hot glue pressed with a piece of waxed paper before the texturing so it looks like metal pieces welded togheter
Going to try this on my kitchen stove hood vent surround! Thanks!!!
I love everything that you do…. I’m new to creating my own home haunt but I love getting techniques and ideas from VanOaks! Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
This is pure genius, thanks for sharing your knowledge! I would never have thought of graphite powder.
Love this technique! I will DEFINITELY be using on our castle theme!!!
Awesome!
So awesome. I just printed out the Witch-King mask/crown from Lord of the Rings and was wondering how best to make it look like metal. Will totally try this out. Thanks!
Again- fantastic tutorial. Love the music.
I restore vintage gas pumps but I often leave them rustic and “as found” but sometimes they are missing parts and I have to make them using brand new sheet metal or plastic. This obviously clashes badly with the original paint finish so I’m always looking for aging techniques.
Thanks for watching!
Wow! I just tried this on something I’m working on and it looks incredible! Great technique…thank you for sharing!
That’s great!
Beautiful beautiful,looks like real, can this use on exterior project like the front door?
Yes, definitely but you'll want to make sure you use a polyurethane sealer to protect the finish.
consistently impressed by your videos
Thanks so much!
I've got some tiki torch holders I made a while back when I was planning to build a star wars tiki bar for my patio. This will be the perfect bump to make them look better!😊
That's a great idea!
You can also use baking powder to give a texture
Yep!
I've never heard of this technique before. It looks great!
same i want to try it too!
You are an absolute genius sir! Amazing!
I can't take credit for the technique, but I appreciate the compliment!
Never thought of using Graphite powder like this. Great job.
Thank you!
Another fabulous illusion to trick the eye. Thanks Derek!
You got it!
this is an awesome method!
Thanks!
Now that's what I'm talking about! what a great tutorial!
Glad you liked it!
Great idea Derek!
Thanks!
Looks nice. But would be laborious if doing large pieces like doors and gates. I'd rather use dark gray paint mixed with marble dust or very fine sand to create texture. Onve dry, I would then dry brush the piece with metallic paint ie. silver, or bronze. You can even add light wash of diluted teal color here and there for patina effect 😊
Yeah, it all depends on time/budget. Thankfully there's a lot of different options to fit people's budgets (time/money).
This Halloween I want to setup a graveyard. And I will use this technique for the fence and gate. It simple looks AWSOME!!! Thank you very much!
You’re very welcome!
It really looks like metal, awesome work and thanks for sharing.
Thanks Susie!
Wow! Yeah, that's great! I love shellac, but I'd never thought to use it in prop making. I have a Witch King helmet that would really benefit from a treatment like this :)
These are such great ideas! I run a magic venue in Baltimore and have thought about using some of these ideas to enhance the look of some of our late night shows
You should!
Very cool! Going to try to use this technique on my current project for the New Hope Camper.
Let me know how it works for you!
Awesome! I'm on a road trip and the whole drive was thinking about watching this week's video! Finally got to watch it! And then realized the fence pieces I'm working on this technique will take forever for almost 30 ft of pvc fencing and finials... Lol
Maybe just in spots?
I'm in the same boat. I have 48 feet of pvc fence which I've done the faux rust treatment on already but now I want this so, yeah, pretty torn.
Thank you for doing these videos, which I just stumbled over! While this is not immediately helping me with my N-scale model railway project (I need "platinum mist" silver-metallic SMOOTH paint for small locomotives), it gives me hope I may be able to mix my own paint with shellac :)
I JUST found this video, because I am frustrated with the spray paints I recently bought. HALF of the cans I bought, almost all clear finishes and all metallics I bought, went back to store for refunds. Between puddling, spitting, running, and being anything but what was advertised, I am glad I tried it all on spare tosser shells. The biggest disappointment are so called silver-metallic paints by literally every maker at a big box store. They were all just plain grey, and the last can by Krylon looked like the model was covered in semi-transparent greyish slime, without as much of a hint of metal at all! I just do not remember any of these problems 50 years ago, when as kids we assembled all kinds of plastic kits.
WTF happened to paints, which have also gotten ridiculously expensive?
OMG it looks soooo good!! I can’t wait to try this for my home decor DIY 😍😁
Have fun!
Love the channel and I love relaxing and watching your videos on prop making. Your voice is very soothing almost ASMR but not trying to be creepy. I'm glad to be a subscriber.
Thank you for sharing just found you and am in awe!! 😍
Welcome and thanks!
A really great trick to add to my tools.
Glad you liked it!
Looks great!
Thanks!
I'm working on painting a cross that's designed after the candlestands Peter Cushing uses to seal Dracula's (Christopher Lee) fate. It looks like the idea crossed over (admitted pun) I to the CastleVania video game series, specifically CastleVania 2: Simon's Quest. I think the game requires Simon to have the cross before the final battle of the game. Those games took a lot of ideas from the Hammer films. I bought props that are the total inventory of the weapons and items Simon collects in the game. The Simon Belmont costume I have is based on the Captain N TV series for a bit of light haertness to round out the costume. Adding the cross to my inventory is very exciting! In my excitement, I used a lacquer instead of shellac. It seems like it'll still be ok though. My dad helped by building the cross from wood. Instead of it being separated candlestands, it's actually linked together to be a displayable cross. Thank you again very much for your suggestions! The graphite powder looks like it really brings the shine to the look!
This is awesome Derek!
Thanks Brian!
I love how this turned out. I’m considering using this technique on a coffee table base to make it look more industrial. Can this be top-coated for a layer of protection? I’m wondering if the topcoat would stick once the graphite shines through the shellac.
It can, although it will likely dull the shine of the graphite.
That looks so good! Not worked with graphite before.
Thanks! Yeah, it really transforms the pvc
More tools to add to the arsenal. Thank you, Sir.
Happy to share
I will test this technique in my project I'm producing the hammer of the character Karl Heisenberg, from the game Resident Evil Village In the game it has a wrought iron texture and I'm making mine with Foam, PVC Pipes and various pieces.
Good job!
I would use it on a katana's handguard to make it look like old iron. Currently have rockerguard doing the trick, but this would be better. The look I was going for is of something that had been buried a long time and was just recently dug out of the dirt.
That would be awesome.
Very cool
Cheers.
Love your Vids! Would u consider showing us how to make the Dark Academia aesthetic using Dollar Tree items and materials? ❤
Thank you and thanks for the suggestion! I'll see what I can come up with.
@@VanOaksProps thank you! Aloha from Hawaii!
Cheers 😊
Love this technique! Thanks for sharing. I used it on a recent project and it has such a great look. It's featured in my most recent video, I credited you for the technique and put a link to this vid in my description. Hope that's ok.
Glad it was helpful! That’s absolutely ok.
Fantastic job ! I really like the texture . I'm trying to create a pitted gold look on a 3d printed surface. This is the closest thing i can find so far but is a little too heavy for an ancient gold pitted look. Any suggestions . Maybe there's a finer powder ?
The texture can be changed based on how thin/thick you make the shellac mixture. So it might work for your project with less powder to shellac.
We need to upgrade our cemetery fences using this!
Nice technique!
Thanks!
Nice Job, Looks great!
Thanks Joe!
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
This was amazing!
❤ love your technique
awesome
Thanks for checking it out!
Very innovative, creative hack! Just wondering if this trick could be used on rubber and plastic?
Possibly, assuming you don’t need it to flex/bend.
This is amazing? Does the graphite leave marks if rubbed on anything? Is there a way to coat it without messing up the effect?
It can, unfortunately. You can try sealing it with a satin clear coat, but run the risk of dulling the shine of the graphite.
Love this, I have a few uses for this for sure! Thanks for the great tips!!
You bet!
Looks good , keep the cool ideas coming thanks
I’ll do my best!
I really want to do this to my “haunted urn” to make it look less like plastic.
You should! It's really simple to do and depending on how much texture you add can make something look really old or just kinda old.
What size PVC pipes make up the fence in your video and how are they bonded? This is the first time I've seen PVC used for the horizontal fence piece. I think I like it!
They’re 1/2” schedule 40 pvc pipes and they’re held together with screws. The finials are friction fit over the pipes by heating up the pipe first and then pushing them in place.
You said it already had some texture before you started. Would this have the same effect had it not already started with the previous texture?
Yes. The texture that was on the pieces at the beginning have very little, if any, impact on the graphite texture/finish.
This is awesome!
Is there any sort of protecting clear coat you can put on this? I'm thinking of doing this to a BIG cannon prop.
clear spray paint should do it, although it will dull the metal finish a bit.
I'm already thinking of what idols and such I can apply this to. Nice video of a really cool technique! I was wondering what the step after sanding would be, then realized none was needed. One question though, do your hands get that pencil powder type grubbiness from handling the object? And if so, can it be countered by a layer of clear coat, or would that lessen the effect? (OK I lied, 2 questions, maybe sorta 3.)
They do get grubby after sanding, so you’ll want to seal it with a polyurethane sealer
question that only a haunter might be able to answer cause we do weird things. I did this technique... but it was a massive application and I wanted real chunky texture and mixed in corn starch. I tested it on a patch first, and it seemed to work. I hardened and held and didn't scratch off. So I went ahead and did my whole project. however I didn't think to water test it. It doesn't take much for it to seemingly start melting away the shellac mixture. I tried using a spray clear coat and I tried going over it another round with shellac, neither helped. So i'm trying to think of a way to weatherize it. It's not going to be in open rain, but I still want to have it be more water resistant than it is because things happen.
Shellac is not waterproof, but is pretty water resistant. It possible that the corn starch is the culprit and it's absorbing moisture into it and causing it to fail.
@@VanOaksProps ya I figure the cornstarch is accelerating the issue. I tried another layer of shellac to mitigate but no difference... I've already done a rather large project with it. It wont be fully outdoors, but things happen... do you have a suggestion for what I might use over it to seal and weatherize it better? don't want to just redo the whole thing
Great video, thanks! :) I want to treat a larger surface this way but it needs to be safe to the touch, rugged, and shouldn't color. How would you seal this without changing the optics too much?
You could probably apply a neutral color shellac.
I know this video is a little older but I'm hoping so for a response to this question: I would LOVE to use this technique for wood appliques applied to my headboard/footboard for a New Orleans inspired vibe. Once the bed linens begin to rub up against the appliques, will they be stained gray/black from the graphite powder? Great video, thanks!!
They would need to be sealed to prevent the graphite from rubbing off.
Bro, do you have your logo printed on the mixing cup or is that a sticker?
It’s a sticker. The coffee company doesn’t need any more publicity. Lol
It would have been pretty kick ass though.
Yes! I think this will be perfect for a Witch King of Angmar-like paint job I am looking to do for a mask project! Do you think for that a black or silver base would be a better idea?
Thanks as always for the great videos
Love this technique! So amazing. You mention using burnt sienna to add the rust look back in. Would that be burnt sienna oil paint in the tube? Also, what method of application do you recommend for this part? Dry brush? Or perhaps an antiquing method where you apply it heavy and then wipe it off? I'm making some Spawn brooches with the chain and I want to make it rusty but still show some metallic features. Thanks Derek. Always appreciate your help. 🤘💀
Any kind of burnt sienna paint (oil or acrylic) will work, although I would suggest acrylic because it dries faster. I'd use a chip brush and lightly dab it to build up to your final rust amount.
@@VanOaksProps many thanks as always. I'll send ya pics when it's all "said and done". 🤙
Awesome!!!! I am making a fence to put my zombies behind. Thank You!!!! 😲👍😎
Sweet!
I am going back through and watching some old videos that I have saved for future projects and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this. Were the "tips" or finials on the pvc made out of?
They’re abs plastic
@@VanOaksProps NIce job ... those 3D prints really sell it too! I would have sworn those were real and put on pvc "poles".
@@trytofinishsomething oh, they’re not prints. They were purchased at kingmetals.com
The graphite powder reveal was awesome. Thanks for the tip. Any suggestions on a piece to make a "weld" in some of those joints? Thanks as always!
I had a thought, but it hasn't been tested. If you mix it thick enough you might be able to pipe it (like cake frosting) to look like welds.
Maybe create a "weld" bead with hot glue, then paint and then do this technique. Seems like it would work in my mind.
Both of those sound feasible. Appreciate the advice!
Paintball Caulking laid like a weld.
Paintable
HEY THATS NOT STAR WARS!!!! It looks pretty darn COOL tho! Ill have to store that one away for later! Thanks for vid Derek!
🤣
This is amazing man. I'm going to subscribe for sure. I play Airsoft as a post-apocalyptic sniper and I want to take my paintball mask that I use for paintball. It's plastic. But I want to make it look like metal. To give her that post apocalyptic look, I will be working on that in about a week.
I'm actually using a specific paint for the rust. Look you can see in my page. I have a video on it. What do you think about that paint?
I really liked this fence & the idea of making it look like cast iron, but i wonder how to make very jaggered parts at the top of the fence, how could you create that, ( the pointy bits) lol i dont know what else to call them i cant think of the name im old & losing my memory ...what would you suggest ?
The finials? Honestly, they’re really inexpensive if you buy them at kingmetals.com and I don’t know that you could diy them for less.
Would this work on regular use objects? For example, if I use this graphite and shellac mix to paint my wardrobe to look like some kind of monstrous iron maiden, will it rub graphite all over my clothes as they brush the doors? If I paint it onto the banister, will it leave graphite all over our hands from normal use?
The shellac would harden, so if it was meant to be flexible you wouldn't want to go this route. As for high traffic objects, you'd want to clear coat it to prevent the graphite from rubbing off.
Unreal
Yeah, it's a cool one for sure.
Thank you for this great video and detailed explanation. This is giving me some great ideas for a large prop project I have in front of me...maybe you could give me some advice on it? I have to make 8 (for a marching band competition) 8 foot high, 15 feet long prison jail walls. Were making the bars out of PVC pipe, but they will need to be colored and textured to look like jail bars. They also need to have this look from a large distance (they perform on a college football field with judges at the top of the stands). We have to color...wait for it...80 of these bars for this project. Any ideas? Also, I wanted to make the wood frames that go around the pipe look like maybe cinderblocks??? Any ideas for that?
If the closest they’ll get is 10’ I would just paint them with a hammered metal spray paint. This technique would be nearly invisible beyond 10’
@@VanOaksProps Thank you - but some judges will be on the ground. I'll look into the cost of the hammered metal spray paint though - maybe do a combo of the two? Thanks again.
@@jodinardella3011 to keep costs down I’d just texture the pipe by mixing in baking soda with your acrylic paint and then add some rust highlights here and there. I have a video on different textures that explains it in more detail.
Great video. How would i make round things like half spheres or like a helmet? My brain cant think of a daily object for that like bowls always are flat on the bottom. Do they make pvc stuff you could use for that?
Check out acrylic spheres.
So I’m rewatching this video again, and I’m wondering: As your sanding down the textured areas, are the leftover particles reusable for multiple applications?
Good question. I'm not sure. It wouldn't be if you used the steel wool but might be if you used sandpaper. The steel wool leaves too many bits of wool on the table to extract the graphite powder from.
I'm struggling to get my hands on clear shellac, woukd it be possible to sub it out for varnish?
Tinted shellac should work too.
That's nacho cheese, that's my cheese! Seriously though, another great prop building tip. Made me get up, go into the garage and work on my new prop!
That’s what it’s all about.
WOW
😍😍😍!!!!!!
Hi ! Fantastic !
I made a steampunk arm with Eva Foam. I saw a post where someone asked you if you know if it works on it, and you said you will test.
Did you do ?
Thanks a lot !
Thank you! I haven’t tried it yet
@@VanOaksProps Ok. I will try... but I can't find the Zinsser Clear Shellac in France. Do you know another product which works ?
@@octave.sacree unfortunately, I don't. Any shellac should work, it doesn't specifically need to be zinsser brand.
If you were to add rust with this (using the salt mask technique), would it be better to paint take the salt off before the graphite mixture, or after?
After. That way the rust is on the top layer.
@@VanOaksProps Thanks!
Hello, This technique is what I'm looking for, for my small project. However, this looks like it was done on a piece of metal that is already coated. Can I get this same look from a fresh, untouched piece of wood? Also, is there another product other than shellac that can be used. Small cans of shellac are not readily available to me. Thank you
Hi! The base for the technique was PVC pipe and plastic finials. I think I mention it in the video (I can't recall, it's been awhile). That said, you should be able to achieve a similar effect on other materials. Unfortunately, shellac is the only thing I've found that works for this approach.
Hi! I'm brand new here, making Christmas ornaments, and I've just 3-D printed some 4"-high Japanese "granite" garden shrines. What would you recommend for touches of moss? And yes! I've just subscribed to your site.
Hi Carolyn and welcome! For moss, I'd probably start with model railroad grass, the kind that can be dusted over PVA glue.
@@VanOaksProps Great idea! Thank you.
A really awesome hack 😃👍
I think I will try it for my boring black Stratocaster Pickguard and the Inputjack. Does it work on chrome? 😮
Thx and greets from Germany 🙂
Thank you! Not sure how well the shellac will stick to chrome.
@@VanOaksProps Ok I tried it on my chrome neckplate and it worked not really good on chrome. I think you have to let dry the first coat and then paint a 2nd coat over it with the structure. 🤔
But it worked great on the pickguard. It looks awesome now. 😁
@@gtav218 Did you scuff up the chrome before applying it?
@@VanOaksProps No I didn't scuff it up.
I thought about it but I was too lazy to do it. 🤦♂️😕 But I can try it with the other neckplat side.
How do you think this technique would work with wood spindles on a staircase?
It would work, but you'd need to seal it to keep the graphite from rubbing off on your hands, etc. from daily use.
I love this so much! One small problem: I am having trouble finding any shellac (tinted or clear). Is there anything you would recommend as a substitute?
Most hardware stores carry it in the paint department. Unfortunately I haven’t found a good substitute yet
@@VanOaksProps - thanks - I’ll keep looking - according to the guy at my local store, there is a shortage at the moment.
I was wondering if there are methods to make fiberglass look like bare steel. On cars such as Chevrolet Corvettes, Pontiac Fieros, etc that use fiberglass in the body, doors, hoods, roofs, etc. Thanks.
There are a variety of automotive grade metallics that should be able to get you there. I’d check out imperialsurface.com
I appreciate your insight, I will most definitely look into it thanks.
Any suggestions on weather proofing this for outdoor use. My son wants to do a grave in his yard surrounded by old fencing.
Great question. Any polyurethane sealer should do the job.
@@VanOaksProps Thank you! My son owns a house that’s over 100 years old. He’s wanting to have an old grave site in the yard year round. This will be perfect for that.
Been trying to figure out a way to up my game on faux finishes. I'll have to give this a try. Thanks. Any particular type of graphite powder?
You want the microfine stuff. Anything else will be too grainy. There’s links in the description to the stuff I used as well.
Can this be done on wood, would like to do on stair spindles ? Thanks
Yes. Although keep in mind that you’re exposing graphite. So if you put your hands on the spindles they’ll have graphite on them.
Wonder if this would work on a large plastic cauldron.
It will!
Cool! Was thinking maybe the surface was too large. Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Will the Shellac and graphite powder work on cardboard
Great question. I’ve never attempted it, but considering the cardboard is porous, it should bond to it.
How do you make the top fleur-de-lis section?
They were purchased at kingmetals.com
Wow, graphite powder. Genius!
I wonder if you get similar results by rubbing a graphite stick on a textured surface … 🤔
Is there a version that's flexible? Like, could this be made with (clear) acrylic mediums instead of shellac?
I don't think acrylic would work the same, especially since you need to be able to remove some of the bonding material to get a polish on the graphite powder. Are you wanting to attempt a similar finish on EVA foam?
@@VanOaksProps I wanted to do some corroded iron details on a piece of furniture, and worry that the shellac would be too brittle to last in the face of daily use.
@@whatthehellpeople shellac is primarily used on furniture, so it should be alright. You’ll want to seal it once it’s dry otherwise you risk getting graphite all over your hands/clothes.
Nacho cheese, mrs VanOaks would approve...
Yeah she would!