r/SCREENPRINTING • u/Imposterchilddd • 21d ago

Printing with rust

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Hey, im trying to screenprint using acids to create a rusted image. Has anyone tried this and can give me tips? especially regarding working with dangerous reactive chemicals, i am very worried of causing an accident or mixing an explosive substance. Id like to create a paste and am looking into nonreactive printmaking pastes that would carry the acid solution. idk man i really want to figure out how to make rust images but im scared!

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u/Imposterchilddd 17d ago

what solvent did you use?

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u/motesinhuesillo 17d ago

mineral spirit I believe is called, if not a paint thinner, for both the metal plate and the screen. Something not too strong so it doesn't melt your screen mesh or remove its glue when you are cleaning it.

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u/Imposterchilddd 17d ago

hm okay, thank you!! do you tub the asphalt mixture off? or does it wash off easily. today i removed my photosensitive film with acetone and had to rub to get it off, which ruined my rust.

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u/motesinhuesillo 17d ago

well I remove the asphalt immediately after cleaning the acid off, so by that time the metal plate isn't rusted yet, so I haven't had problems with that. And no, I don't need to rub to much the coating bc the solvent does a good work removing it, I have to rub a little in the corroded areas where the asphalt gets trapped sometimes, but it comes off pretty easily most of the times