[TheForge] Outdoor finish, rust protection

Thu May 6 18:59:00 2004

You need three coat of hammerite to work properly.
Tests at my place in Michigan shows two coats fail!!!
I stopper using Hammerite because it was too glossy
and it ran very easy...
Also my 4 year test is starting top fail...

I now sand blast to white, then shoot  two coats of
ZRC cold galv. Then Shoot Two to Three coat of Any
GOOD exterior latex satin paint. I have had 
installation last  5 to 7 years before you need to
repaint.

I have a $300 cobalt Hvlp gun with 1.8 and 2.2
openings  the ZRC shoots with the 1.8 and the latex
shoots with the 2.2  It all works great. Just keep the
gun very very clean....
 Mike Wolfe

--- Howell Steve <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would rather do interior ironwork but I am doing
> some exterior as well
> lately. For outside, after clients get over the
> initial sticker shock I tell
> them: 'You can easily spend as much on a good
> finish.... '.If they are still
> listening I try to sell them on a zinc dip followed
> by a paint or
> powdercoat. I have been using a galvanizing place
> here in town that charges
> 50 cents per pound and does a great job. 300lbs of
> railings for 150$ isn't
> too bad. This is not the place that does the work
> that looks like a seagull
> passed overhead. Quite the contrary, they told me
> the secret is a little
> powdered aluminum in the mix and, whatever it is,
> makes the galvanizing
> 'sheet' very well without the crusties.  The
> difference from the other local
> shop is amazing, and even forged detail is still
> retained pretty well. 
> For me it's also a matter of pride - I don't want my
> work rusting away in 5
> years. 
> There are tricks you can do with it such as spray
> paint over it and then
> scotch-brite down the high-spots. Looks like shiny
> metal showing through a
> 'patina'. That also brings out forged detail fairly
> well.
> 
> If you are really on a budget, I guess you can't
> argue with a good coat of
> paint- Hammerite to be exact.
> 
> Steve
> Seattle
> 
> 
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