A family team of 3 working hard making affordable, quality garden art, kiwiana metal art and signage, loving what they do.

Henry, Pip & Lisa

Corten Weathering Steel

Developed in the 1900s for the railways for its inherent toughness, it was designed to elimimate the need for painting by forming a stable rust like appearance, a unique look. Due to the chemical compositions this steel exhibits, resistance is increased to atmospheric corrosion compared to other steels. The steel forms an even rust layer on its surface under the influence of the weather. Corten is becoming popularly used in archiecture and garden art for aesthetic reasons. For best results lie flat, wash well with soapy water and rinse off before hanging. If attaching to a wall use packers to set out from the wall to eliminate staining. For quicker results hose often. Corten can sealed if desired but not necessary, it can be scrubbed with a scotch brite to remove excess dust and even out the colour. All items are sold unweathered.

Aluminium

All items are cut from 2mm 5052 aluminium and are then processed through the deburring conveyor, enhancing the brushed metal finish. To help preserve and protect this item it has been sprayed with a coat of Pro Lan (lanolin based) spray. Aluminium is suitable to hang indoors or outdoors. If you are wanting to paint the item a colour or take to your local powder coater to paint contact us directly before placing your order and we wont spray with prolan coating.