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Offline matping

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HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« on: 17 July 2011, 17:45 »
just had some parts sand blasted . is it a no go or should it be ok as i thought hammerite is good for protection ?

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #1 on: 17 July 2011, 17:56 »
clean them with degreaser, and spray them with etch primer (extra protection). then a coat of hammerite :D

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #2 on: 17 July 2011, 18:01 »
okey dokey ill get some etch primer then

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #3 on: 17 July 2011, 18:28 »
What parts are they? There's much better paint than Hammerite out there  :wink:

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #4 on: 17 July 2011, 18:59 »
the bits that i couldent buy new or struggled to get hold of for being obsolete any ideas on paint then as i want it to last and these take a lot of water under the wheel arch
 

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #5 on: 17 July 2011, 20:43 »
Just paint with hammerite, will be fine

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #6 on: 17 July 2011, 21:12 »
Hammerite is cack for long term, heavy duty areas though. It's too brittle and flakes off after a while. Use POR15 or epoxy mastic if you want it to last.

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #7 on: 17 July 2011, 21:34 »
Hammerite is cack for long term, heavy duty areas though. It's too brittle and flakes off after a while. Use POR15 or epoxy mastic if you want it to last.

Or get them powder coated.

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #8 on: 17 July 2011, 22:05 »
ill post up tomorrow what ive done and what they turn out like for futre referance  cheers guys  :grin:

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Re: HAMMERITE ON BARE METAL ??
« Reply #9 on: 18 July 2011, 11:26 »
ill post up tomorrow what ive done and what they turn out like for futre referance  cheers guys  :grin:

Late on this... Hammerite is not that bad, I've used it for certain jobs but to be honest, not for anything super long term.. be interesting to know what you've done.