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BryanH
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March 01, 2005, 05:16:07 pm »
For those of you with hammerite experience -> have you applied it directly to galvanized parts or did you use their primer first?
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Ace Hardware carries Hammertone in qt and gallon cans.... At least here in Missouri....
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Sweatin' in Arizona... but it's a dry heat!
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March 02, 2005, 11:45:35 am »
Well I gave up on Lowe's and gave up on finding Hammerite locally. Called Merit Paint 800-726-5639 (out of NC) and ordered the silver grey ($42.64 / gal) and some galvanized primer (12.45 / qt). Even after shipping the prices were better than my local ACE Hardware's prices for Rustoleum Hammertone.
I sure hope spraying it is easier than finding it!
If I'm lucky I'll have it in time to try it this weekend.
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I don't use the primer. I clean the liners and tubs using a steam cleaner and sos pads. Then using my sandblaster I give a light blasting to give the paint some adhession. I hold the nozzle back about 2 feet (my compressor operates @ 150 psi) and I keep it moving to avoid metal distortion by heating the metal. As far as appling the paint, I spray down the first coat and wait about 10 minutes for it to just start tacking. Then I spray the second at a 90 degree angle from the first coat. I have found that I get the best results spraying it using this technique. I also thin the hammertone with reducer to get the desired fan spray from my gun, I'm guessing around 15-20% reducer added. I add the reducer used from cleaning my gun right back into the unused portion of the paint to eliminate waste. hope this helps. Terry
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I order my hammerite from a automotive paint retailer. I use the silver gray color. Terry
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Terry,
Just a suggestion, To prevent metal distortion it's been recommended to me by Steve Jebb from Soda Jerk Works and a fella from Antique Vending that you shouldn't use any more than 80 psi with a 50 mesh media. Anything higher and you are toying with disaster. Normally I rely on my own experience, but when a suggestion from a guy that's been restoring machines as long as Steve has, I tend to follow his lead. But, this is just a suggestion.
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