Making blocks look old / aged

[Doing it for the kids]

Re building some block work footings in a bid to make it look like it was done some years ago - no need to ask why

For starters I struggled to find grey blocks, they are all light brown or light green now! anyway have found some vaguely grey blocks, want them to look aged quickly. we wont point them up but just leave it rough finish, as they would have done years ago...

At college we got told that smearing yogurt on helped but I think this is a bit OTT! has anyone had to do similar and got any tips

both inside and out need to look weathered for about 2 month time..

TYIA

 

[spin cycle]

paint diluted cow muck on then pressure wash off?

 

[Still Farming]

Old blocks around block firm yards .
Old shed else where take down re use.
Planners not stupid mind ?

 

[bobk]

Enforcement coming round

 

[spin cycle]

paint them....then say 'yeah gave'em bit of a tart up'

 

[Kidds]

Spraying with Maxicrop is said to age them quickly. Never done it myself but been said often enough. I think it ages them quicker rather than instantly, ie. a year rather than ten.
Ag chem supplier will have it.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

For the cheeky lot that think I've been naughty, how very dare you!

I am just making a few tweaks to a building that's all.

Cow slurry may work if we had cows. I may just have to rub down with dirt . Need to make some cobwebs too and make the concrete floor look old

 

[Scrow]

Squirty bottle/ napsack spray with milk in it depending on how much you need to cover.

Same impact as yoghurt but hopefully not as messy.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Blue top?

 

[phillipe]

fill the shed and floor with rubbish,sorry quality items ,chuck a sheet over it

 

[Scrow]

Yep, and if you have it handy maybe mix a few spoons of live yoghurt in as well just to help it out. Just needs to stay runny enough to fit through the sprayer though.

 

[Scrow]

Not tried it but I wonder if a few squirts of liquid tomato fertilizer or similar would also help?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

fill the shed and floor with rubbish,sorry quality items ,chuck a sheet over it

Yep, and if you have it handy maybe mix a few spoons of live yoghurt in as well just to help it out. Just needs to stay runny enough to fit through the sprayer though.

The farm is full of such items!

Dairy boys will love me, milk demand is about to spike round here!

 

[spin cycle]

For the cheeky lot that think I've been naughty, how very dare you!

I am just making a few tweaks to a building that's all.

Cow slurry may work if we had cows. I may just have to rub down with dirt . Need to make some cobwebs too and make the concrete floor look old

horse 'skippings' in a bucket of water over night?

 

[Hardyspicer]

Rub natural plain yogurt into the blocks the enzymes in the yogurt stain the blocks giving an old effect

 

[Old Boar]

Mud is quicker. Mix a few buckets of mud with water to get a good sloshy mix and then slop it on with a whitewash brush.

I can sell you some mud, just for you mind!

 

[Forever Fendt]

For the cheeky lot that think I've been naughty, how very dare you!

I am just making a few tweaks to a building that's all.

Cow slurry may work if we had cows. I may just have to rub down with dirt . Need to make some cobwebs too and make the concrete floor look old

If its a part Q you may not have to much to worry about

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Condy's crystals (potassium permanganate) will stain them up.
That's how I make deer antlers brown again after bleaching, ermmm, wear gloves!!

Also good for science experiments with resublimated iodine- clouds of "purple smoke" - really makes the kids think 'Dad knows magic'
(mine still haven't figured out, that if I knew magic, my wallet would have money in it )
Most chemists will have both.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

If its a part Q you may not have to much to worry about

trust me, i'm all over it!

looks like we will be trying a few tricks and see how it works, pics to follow...!

 

[chickens and wheat]

builders took porch off my house exposing some clean brick work,, they wafted it with a black aerosol helped it blend in