AES
Established Member
I realise this is about metal finishing and have posted in the new Metalworking section, but just in case, can anyone please help with:
I've used small amounts of Hammerite metal finishing paints a couple of times in the past with excellent results. Always used their aerosols for convenience - expensive I know, but for small q,s I've found it OK, and as said, very happy with results.
But now I'm stuck - it's the middle of Winter here (and started snowing - for the 5th time this year!) and I feel that I must paint outdoors if spraying (my shop is in the cellar of the house and I share it with the oil-fired central heating plant, washing machine and drier, gardening tools, etc.
I'm half way through a job which I really need to finish so bought a couple of small tins of the brushable stuff. OK, it was "only" from the local DIY emporium but when I asked what to thin the stuff with I was told you can't (and the tins says nothing about thinners either).
As I more or less expected when I opened the tins, both were pretty thick - not exactly jelly but if it had been any other type of "gloss/oil" paint I'd have thinned it with white spirit before trying to brush it. But lacking any thinners info I just went ahead and Yes, you've guessed it, it's dried (very nicely) but with a finish which looks just like it's been spread on with a slightly sharpened telegraph pole!
So can anyone help re suitable thinners for Hammerite gloss black and aluminium please?
Thanks in advance for any help (Yes, I realise that my 1st job is to get the "finished" Hammerite off the job and start again - oh Happy Days)!
AES
I've used small amounts of Hammerite metal finishing paints a couple of times in the past with excellent results. Always used their aerosols for convenience - expensive I know, but for small q,s I've found it OK, and as said, very happy with results.
But now I'm stuck - it's the middle of Winter here (and started snowing - for the 5th time this year!) and I feel that I must paint outdoors if spraying (my shop is in the cellar of the house and I share it with the oil-fired central heating plant, washing machine and drier, gardening tools, etc.
I'm half way through a job which I really need to finish so bought a couple of small tins of the brushable stuff. OK, it was "only" from the local DIY emporium but when I asked what to thin the stuff with I was told you can't (and the tins says nothing about thinners either).
As I more or less expected when I opened the tins, both were pretty thick - not exactly jelly but if it had been any other type of "gloss/oil" paint I'd have thinned it with white spirit before trying to brush it. But lacking any thinners info I just went ahead and Yes, you've guessed it, it's dried (very nicely) but with a finish which looks just like it's been spread on with a slightly sharpened telegraph pole!
So can anyone help re suitable thinners for Hammerite gloss black and aluminium please?
Thanks in advance for any help (Yes, I realise that my 1st job is to get the "finished" Hammerite off the job and start again - oh Happy Days)!
AES
