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27th January 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 20 Sportster/Buell Model: Nightster Sportster/Buell Year: 2011 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda Fury Other Motorcycle Year: 2010
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Rusted metal look
How does one achieve this awesome red stained rusted look on the tank and fender??
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27th January 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: In a swamp
Posts: 5,997 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1460C Sportster/Buell Year: 2000 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL1200R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 2006 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH Other Motorcycle Year: 1972
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Ride winters in Michigan............it'll come along naturally!!
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27th January 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 831 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883N Sportster/Buell Year: 2010
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Maybe a product from www.sculptnouveau.com?
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27th January 2012
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 20 Sportster/Buell Model: Nightster Sportster/Buell Year: 2011 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda Fury Other Motorcycle Year: 2010
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Yea something like that. Does anyone have a step by step on a gas tank?
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28th January 2012
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Know It All
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Live a week in Tampa FL
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28th January 2012
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Senior Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 831 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883N Sportster/Buell Year: 2010
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Dunno.....buy a bottle of patina from that site, follow the directions on the label?
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28th January 2012
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Biker
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 24 Sportster/Buell Model: Sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1998
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That might be faux patina coloring like mr.coffee posted in that picture, but according to rat rod universe this is how it's done.
Step #1 Remove as much or as little paint as you need. Expose the bare steel.
Step #2 Strip the paint by using “Aircraft Stripper” do not waste time with any other product (this is the best product).
Step #3 Make sure the steel is bare and completely clean (a little sanding will ensure the steel is bare).
Step #4 Apply regular store bought “vinegar”…this is the secret in pickling steel.
Step #5 Apply using any simple spray bottle, it may take a few applications.
Step #6 Within a few minutes the steel will turn orange and the Patina (rust) will set in!
Step #7 Over the next couple of days you can re-apply and the Patina (rust) will deepen.
Step #8 Your shop will smell like pickles for the next few days….don’t worry you’ll get used to it.
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28th January 2012
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,325 Sportster/Buell Model: XL883N Sportster/Buell Year: 2012
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On the old Build or Bust show a guy who was did iron work, used old motor oil and a torch to get a nice patina.
When I lived in the Bay Area, I could have gotten it for free, silly me washing and waxing my bike.
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2nd February 2012
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: SPAIN (costa del sol)
Posts: 114 Sportster/Buell Model: sportster Sportster/Buell Year: 1991 Other Motorcycle Model: simson awo 250cc chopper Other Motorcycle Year: 1956
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Originally Posted by ESS
That might be faux patina coloring like mr.coffee posted in that picture, but according to rat rod universe this is how it's done.
Step #8 Your shop will smell like pickles for the next few days….don’t worry you’ll get used to it.
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yeah metal go rusty easy with vinagre, im just wondering how we get the aluminium to get a darker efect i mean the engine, on my sporty i want to doit 
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2nd February 2012
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Bike Builder
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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Posts: 1,865 Sportster/Buell Model: This & That Sportster/Buell Year: 2000
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I have been running bare steel for a couple years now, just scotchbrite the bare metal and use old oil from oil changes to rub into the bare metal. Wash it down a few times a year until you get the desired look and then keep up with the scotchbrite and oil....you'll start to see it changing.
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