Rust Spirit range: for vintage decorative effects

Rust color has become a must-have, bringing a warm, timeless, deep, and original touch. It allows for the creation of authentic, modern, or even quirky spaces that are easy to make your own.

Textured effects also allow for playing with elegance and sophistication when you want to combine natural and chic elements. And the bronze hue, often associated with brass or copper, provides precisely this sought-after classic chic look.

The normalization of vintage combined with the appreciation of street art also influences the enthusiasm for these material effects, which are becoming a real trend.

It becomes possible to imagine beyond the simple rusted object or piece of furniture or "bronze" effect to go all the way to wall decoration.

To create these very special results, Owatrol® with its technical expertise has been able to develop a whole range that goes beyond the beaten path, entirely at the service of decoration.

The Owatrol® Spirit family makes it possible to induce a viable and lasting degradation (rusty effect, verdigris or blue bronze) on all kinds of substrates.

This is the solution to revive an old lantern with a new vintage rusty look, to transform a simple vase into an antique jar, or to create a bronze-effect decorative wall and turn found objects into vintage decor!

Not just anyone can be rusty!

Reminder: Rust results from the oxidation of an unprotected ferrous metal substrate in contact with air. Therefore, not all substrates can rust naturally, and some iron-based substrates will not rust unless they encounter the necessary environmental conditions for oxidation. This is where RUST SPIRIT comes in, to "create" rust.

"Rusty effect", how to use...

To "trigger" the rusting process, a rust activator is needed. This is the role of RUST SPIRIT, which starts the process by creating the necessary environment for rust formation on the surface.

1/ To rust

Thanks to its composition, RUST SPIRIT reacts with the metal and initiates oxidation, then allows its acceleration to an exponential rate.

2/ Stabilize and protect

Once this step has begun, the process must be stopped when the desired rusted effect is achieved, i.e., the support must be stabilized, otherwise the oxidation will not stop.

Two options:

• We stabilize with RUSTOL and obtain a shiny/satin rusty finish.
• We stabilize with the SPIRIT SEALER blocking primer, then we apply the NATURAL VARNISH varnish to obtain a natural matte rusted effect.

Bronze effect, when decoration knows no bounds!

After the rusted version, the Spirit range allows us to immerse ourselves in a unique universe with the creation of an elegant bluish oxidation.

The principle: To create the environment conducive to the bronze oxidation reaction, several steps are necessary:

• Prepare the surface with ABSOLUTE PRIMER on a smooth surface (galvanized, plastic, glass, ceramic...) or BLOCKING PRIMER on a surface that reacts to acid (wood, plastic...).
• Then apply REACTIV LEAF BRONZE which will induce the oxidation reaction and then BRONZE SPIRIT which will trigger the bluish oxidation reaction.
• Finally, neutralize with SPIRIT SEALER once the desired bluish effect has been achieved.

Zoom on decor

On this concrete wall, Norwegian decorator Agnethe Taplin created an oxidation effect using the Rust Spirit range, choosing the copper effect.

She started with the BLOCKING PRIMER followed by the REACTIV LEAF COPPER to generate the metal oxidation reaction.

She then applied the COPPER SPIRIT to trigger the verdigris oxidation reaction and completed with the SPIRIT SEALER once the desired oxidation shade was obtained.