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Hi all, spoke to my local (Well, Germany is kinda local ;D ) advisor, but remember what happened years ago with rust converter and primer. If I were to brush paint Hammerite in a rew strategic places on the bus, what would happen later when I painted primer and then final coat straight over it ?? Think about it carefully now..... Here are the places, where you see the grey primer now...... Roof gutters and the spots where the blue lights and arials used to be on the roof. Thanks for the help.  |
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I don't know, but if you aren't concerned about finish, but you are going to put some sort of paint on anyway, why not buy a rattle can of whatever paint tickles your fancy from halfords and splash it on?
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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as a general rule of thumb ... hammerite reacts with EVERYTHING. Even the paint on vehicles you are parked next to!  |
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LOL, coz I have 2 tins of Hammerite, and I know it is an absolute Barsteward to get off anything..... ;D
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Last Edit: Mar 31, 2009 7:07:03 GMT by grizz
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Seth
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LOL, coz I have 2 tins of Hammerite, and I know it is an absolute Barsteward to get off anything..... ;D Either that or as its rock hard it cracks and flakes off in places. I've found it very hard to rub down as conversly it seems "soft" in those situations and clogs the paper really quickly. I'm going to have a go with some of this stuff in places on the Oxford, though not external bodywork. www.rust.co.uk/epoxy-mastic.cfm |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Thanks Seth,
I want to "dribble" it into the gutters, and also where the plates were welded into the roof, effectively just a sealant for some really tight spaces.
But then I do not want to have to take it off again when I come to painting.
Have also painted a test section of Hammerite on the back of an old numberplate now and will let it dry in the airing cupboard today, and then primer it tonight and see what reaction it gives.
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Check out 'rust bullet' its expensive but amazing. My mate is restoring a veedub camper and has rust bulleted the whole thing. Its american military paint that kills rust and prevents it ever coming back.. EVER!! Its so rock solid it says you cant even flat it down though but it does go on very smooth
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Hammerite, pretty reactive, prob not worth the risk. Don't like the stuff at all myself. Is a pro going to paint it later? Ask their opinion, could save some grief.
Something more modern and designed to be overcoatable would be better.
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'66 Amazon <-> '94 LS400 <-> '86 Suzuki 1135 EFE
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id not use hammerite on anything i cared about
rust bullet , frosts rust encapsulator , rustoleum all seem better and can be overpainted
the rustoleum would need to be left for sometime before painting over it but it works
no point in having a pro paint job over wibblepoo underneath imo
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Have also painted a test section of Hammerite on the back of an old numberplate now and will let it dry in the airing cupboard today, and then primer it tonight and see what reaction it gives. WOAH!  Hammerite is touch dry after about half an hour, and you can re-coat for up to about three hours. After that you really need to leave it about six weeks before you can paint over it with anything else, rub it down etc etc. If you try to put another coat of Hammerite on after longer than about three hours, the fresh paint will pull the original coat off in most cases. If you try to rub it down too soon, it'll be soft as Seth has described it. I've used loads of Hammerite in the past and while it's been great on engine blocks and bike frames (you can get a really cracking finish with some practice!) it hasn't faired well on cars - it just fell of the suspension on my old Viva. A Sierra me and a couple of mates "flamed" using white, yellow and orange Hammerite turned out OK though.... ;D |
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I gave up using hammerite years ago ( and now use it as rhyming slang). I used electrox primer on my midget thinning it down and letting it run into seams and cavities before spraying the whole area with it. Hasn't reacted with anything and is supposed to be magic see hereIt's pretty thick stuff and went quite far meaning it actually wasn't that expensive in the end. |
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Mar 31, 2009 10:19:41 GMT
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Only one thing to say.... Bilt Hamber Electrox “The hernia inducing tin suggest this primer has a high solids content and superb results back this up. This is every bit as nice to use as a traditional primer. It flows easily, meaning you get fantastic coverage from the 1-litre tin. Anticorrosion results were first class and the final finish is smooth matt.” PRACTICAL CLASSICS - GROUP TEST, BEST BUY, MAR '07 www.bilthamber.com/electrox.htmledit - i see grumpybadger already suggested this, so there you have it, Electrox comes with the two Geordie approval  |
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Mar 31, 2009 11:01:02 GMT
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edit - I see grumpybadger already suggested this, so there you have it, Electrox comes with the two Geordie approval You can't get better than that!. I liked it so much I bought the company!. Well, a tin of it anyway. |
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Mar 31, 2009 13:35:22 GMT
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As said above, Hammerite is for garden gates not for cars. Frost do a range of great anti rust primers. Mind you so do Halfords... Hammerite now brand the old Finegans #1 primer which is great stuff. Use this and put regular rattle can car paint over the top to seal it. low tech solution and it works and is low reaction risk now and later.
So long as you get all the old rust out almost any old red oxide primer will do the job well enough.
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