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30th Nov, 2007 at 10:50:46pm

Ive now complete my rollcage and am thinking about painting it, Im after some suggestions for a cheap and easy finish (brush on, lol) prefereably matt black. Any one reccomend a primer I should use?
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Shane

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1st Dec, 2007 at 08:24:51am

Hi,
Use an acid etch primer. Tin of cellulose paint sould do the job. Failing that smooth hammerite, but that's not matt.
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1st Dec, 2007 at 08:41:27am

I would say you want satin black not matt black. Matt would be a nightmare. Wil sprayed a couple of parts of ours with a tin to good effect.

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 02:20:59pm

Is it not better to use a spray can? Would you get a decent enough finish with a brush?

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 04:40:59pm

lots of very thin coats with some sanding would give a good finish with a brush :)but if it is already inside the car spraying wont be so good

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shane

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 05:19:46pm

Spraying is not really an option as Im painting it in the kitchen, lol. Had concidered hammerite but was unsure if you can paint it on clean bare metal? Any other thoughts?
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On 2nd of Dec, 2007 at 02:20pm hammoj28turbo said:
Is it not better to use a spray can? Would you get a decent enough finish with a brush?

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 06:16:00pm

Hammerite is intended for bare metal...and you can get it in satin black.

But of late, Ive found Hammerite doesnt seem to stick too well. It chips off easily.

Might be better to thin it down too, might go on smoother ??

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 06:16:03pm

wet and dry over the hole lot? then paint??

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2nd Dec, 2007 at 07:37:53pm


I have used hammerite thinners to thin down in the past and you do get a nice finish with it, have had problems covering "shiney" areas where the metal has been sanded/grinded tho, this is why I posted this thread.
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On 2nd of Dec, 2007 at 06:16pm stevieturbo said:
Hammerite is intended for bare metal...and you can get it in satin black.

But of late, Ive found Hammerite doesnt seem to stick too well. It chips off easily.

Might be better to thin it down too, might go on smoother ??
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