would you use hammerite?

[samk]

...to paint onto the top of a pop-top? it's the Autohomes I'm fixing at the moment. have removed most of old paint and t's back to the Aluminum sheet. The plan is to fill the holes, then paint woth hammerite primer then hammerite paint.

is hammerite waterproof? I originally assumed this but couldnt find any info on their website to back it up. Or, is there perhaps a better paint to use?



thanks

[kevtherev]

Hammerite is expensive.
but any enamel paint will do on Aluminium.

or any oil based paint
like gloss paint

with primer of course

[samk]

thanks Kev. I was originally thinking about gloss paint but wasnt sure it it would be durable enough.

fingers crossed for clear skies this weekend or it wont be getting painted with anything!

[kevtherev]

An exterior oil based paint..

bit cold for painting mate ... wait till it gets above 10 deg, unless youm indoors

[Mr Bean]

...to paint onto the top of a pop-top? it's the Autohomes I'm fixing at the moment. have removed most of old paint and t's back to the Aluminum sheet. The plan is to fill the holes, then paint woth hammerite primer then hammerite paint.
is hammerite waterproof? I originally assumed this but couldnt find any info on their website to back it up. Or, is there perhaps a better paint to use?
thanks

I swear by hammerite but it sticks best to slightly rusted metal. It is waterproof and Hamerite is petrol proof. Smoothright is not petrol proof in my experience. I use Hamerite to seal custom inlet manifods for petrol engines where tricky shapes can result in pin holes in your welding. The roof of my last CF was done in metalic green hamerite and it lasted ten years.
Painting Aluminium can be fraught with peril though as it will form white blisters of oxide under your paint if it gets half a chance. You should really buy an etching primer. You will get good advice on this from a decent commercial paint factor or body finish suppliers. I doubt if the like of Halfords will help.
Be warned!
Wolfie

[samk]

Kev - yeah, it is a bit cold for painting, I did think about it but was trying to ignore the facts! I just want to get the thing watertight - perhaps i should wait a bit though and just seal with frame sealant and flashband in the meantime...

Wolfie - thanks for the advice on the primer - will make sure i get the right one. !

[syncrosimon]

I would use combicolor, infact I did use combicolor and with no regrets. see the sticky link at the top.

[CovKid]

Rustoleum Combicolor is ideal on aluminium as Simon says. Know lots who have painted up and over garage doors with it and again, you can do it very quickly with a roller. Its in the WIKI

[samk]

great, thanks for the combicolor tip off. looks really good and i onow it's got a lot of love on this forum!

In your experiences of using do you think it will work painted strainght on without any primer? Also it states it can be used in temperatures as low as 5 degrees so there's still a chance I could get it painted this weekend. Will it take an eternity to dry though?

oh, and are there mny places whereyou can walk in and by it? web searches seem to be just bringing up websites

thanks again

[CovKid]

yep don't need to bother with primer but you do generally need a 'keyed' surface so it has something to grip on to but seems to stick well enough. present temperature (today) fine for painting but colder weather means it takes longer to dry.