Preserving horseshoes

[HannahJ]

I have one of the shoes from the lovely mare that I was sharing until she sadly had to be pts recently, it's got a bit rusty so I was wondering what's the best way to remove the rust and stop it rusting again? It's really scratched up and worn but I want the scratches and marks to stay. Thanks x

 

[Lintel]

My OH made me a sign for my boy with his shoes and he soaked them in Cola the rust of then painted them and put on a coat of polish... No idea what kind of polish though!
He just used your basic hammerite metal paint

 

[deb_l222]

I'm not sure how you get the rust off as the two I did weren't that rusty before I started faffing. Maybe just a wire brush would do it or cola (as suggested above).

I painted mine with hammerite metal paint then glued on the twiddly bits afterwards. They took ages to do, mainly waiting for each coat to dry, but I was quite pleased with the end result.

Couple of piccies

 

[shetland pony]

I found this but never tried it though. I've go some old horse shoes and going to use them for crafts like book shelf ends etc. Lots of ideas on pinterest! Now just need hundreds of horse shoes!

http://www.hawk-hill.com/2013/04/removing-rust-from-found-objects-without-scrubbing/

 

[tashcat]

I don't know about the rust, but I always paint mine with silver spray paint. They look really lovely and natural

Heres a pic of one I did about 3 years ago: