Here are some tips on prepping rusty metal for paint ... a few coats of Rust-Oleum's hammered finish spray paint. The hammered finish provided the aged bronze look I was after.

Spray in short smooth strokes from side to side across the metal, holding the can about 10 inches from the surface. Two coats of primer should be plenty. Step 4. Paint the metal. Let the primer ...

The surface is painted to look like rust and wetted with a spray bottle. Salt is then scattered on the surface. When the water dries, the top layer of paint is sprayed. Once the paint is dry ...

1 As odd as it might sound, paint should not be applied to a freshly stripped wheel. Metal prep is used to null ... two parts water) with a spray bottle. The surface was rubbed with a dry rag ...