Instant Vinegaroon No Waiting

[ChristianPinkerton]

1st step is to make the rust.

You need 30% food grade hydrogen peroxide. I used a 12 oz bottle 

added 2 oz white supermarket vinegar 

and 2 table spoons of salt 

swirled it around in a spray bottle until the salt dissolved.

then

hardware store steel wool, dunk it in a bowl of acetone, shake it off and separate/pull apart the wool  so that is not all compressed and use a heat gun or hairdryer to dry it. You don't want it catch on fire. So low heat and then..

once dry spray the wool with vinegar and let it dry. U can use hairdryer again if you don't mind the smell.

then spray with the hydrogen peroxide/vinegar/salt solution and INSTANT RUST. 

BE CAREFUL WHAT ELSE GETS SPRAYED WITH THE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. things can catch fire apparently like organic matter. I did it in the garden and the plants didn't catch on fire but you can see a lot of heat is produced. Rust stains bricks etc.

Let it dry out and then put it in a container with apple cider vinegar. I used normal and double strength and I can't tell the difference I don't think.

The steel wool is dissolved much faster this way and your vinegaroon is ready pretty much straight away. 

Then of course you can apply it to your vege tan leather three or more times gets it pretty black. As black as you would ever want it. 

Dont  forget to neutralize the vinegar with bi Carb soda and water. Just rinse with it. And then fresh water to finish. 

So it's not click your fingers quick, but it's not going to take days or weeks and making the instant rust is great fun. 

Any questions just let me know.

 

Thanks