[TheForge] Outdoor Finish

Fri Mar 21 01:47:03 2003

Heck two years isnt so good, I have outdoor work thats older than that and I
did same as you 2 undercoats and 2 topcoats, most paint companies will
guarantee their products for 3-5 years at least, if used correctly.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Linn" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 21 March, 2003 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Outdoor Finish


>
> The paste wax is strictly an interior finish. Another I use is spray
> polyurathane. For exterior use I normally apply 1 coat of orange (rust
> colored) primer, then a coat of grey primer, then 2 coats of flat black
> enamel. I use 2 colors of primer so that its easy to see the coverage.
This
> typically holds up for about 2 years.Getting good primer coverage into the
> nooks and crannies,
> really helps. After the 1st application it takes a few minutes with a wire
> brush and a can of black paint every year or so to keep it up.  For the
pro
> blacksmith you may want to work out a planned service agreement for a
> nominal annual fee paid in advance ;^)
>
> mike
>
>
>
>
> At 02:48 PM 03/20/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> >Dave and Mike
> >Have you used this wax/graphite mix on exterior iron, i/s, how often do
> >you have to recoat until it becomes "stable"?  If no to the first part,
> >what does work for you as an exterior finish?   Anyone who can comment
> >on how long 2 coats of primer+1 coat of enamel will last?   Any comments
> >on how long powder coats hold up?  For all the above questions, I am 350
> >miles from the Gulf Coast.  Thanks
> >
> >  Stephen McGehee
> >  Publisher of
> >  Irony, the sketchbook of an apprentice blacksmith
> >  P. O. Box 9822  Pine Bluff, AR 71611
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> >  (479) 643-3299 (farm)
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> >
> >   http://lametalsmiths.org/news/page4.htm  )
> >
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