Now your steel will be ready for the main event.
Make sheet metal rust.
Check out this really simple way to quickly rust metal iron to get an awesome aged patina.
Produces a dark black blue finish on steel and a diluted solution left a while gives you a rusted finish like wrought iron.
I ve also had some success applying it with a spray bottle.
Pour some white vinegar into the spray bottle and then spray every inch of the metal object.
If your metal is painted apply a paint stripper to the.
It s copper in selenious acid solution.
Making sure you re wearing gloves eye protection and are doing this outside in a well ventilated area add the steel plates to the tray and pour enough muriatic acid to cover their surface.
Transfer the peroxide to a spray bottle.
Peroxide can be dangerous if too much is inhaled at a time.
Move the metal object you want to rust out to a yard or open garage on a hot day.
The dunk method could cover nearly the entire metal object depending on how much you cover and how long it sits.
You should do this while.
Prepare your work area.
Basically the spray method will allow more of the contrast of the original metal to show through and it is easier to work in layers and add more rust if you want.
The copper trick is used in gun blueing.
This helps to create a uniform coat of rust instead of certain areas being rustier than others.
Lend a centuries old look to metal accents in under an hour with this rusting tutorial.
Sprinkle salt onto the piece of metal.
It can be found in crates and barrels.
Great for starting game as they give 100 metal fragments which is enough to make a code lock.
Sheet metal also can be recycled if you choose to recycle it you will be granted with 3 hqm and 100 metal frags.
Remove paint if necessary.
If you have a stone base and make your loot room out of metal walls other players will know where it is so you should rather make your whole base metal or make parts of the base metal to not make it obvious where your loot is hidden.
If you find one definitely grind it up in a recycler.
Peroxide and salt 1.
Select a well ventilated area to work in.
You only need three household ingredients.
Let it dry in the sun and then repeat several more times.
Sheet metal is a crafting component that currently is used to create the heavy plate armour shown in in devblog 149.