Davegtst
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 posted on 29/12/11 at 04:53 PM |
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Hammerite alternative
Looks like i need to give the trailer i have just bought a coat of paint to freshen it up a bit. I was thinking black hammerite but it seems to be
around £40 for 2.5 litres. Is there a cheaper altenative or is it best to stick with hammerite to help prevent rust?
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Simon
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 05:14 PM |
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This subject used to come up frequently on here for people painitng their own chassis. Iirc a popular alternative was Dulux Gloss exterior paint.
Durable, didn't chip so easily and came in much wider range of colours
HTH
ATB
Simon
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steve m
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 05:28 PM |
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I did my old covin chassis in black household gloss, but it does need to be primed first with a suitable metal primer
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 06:37 PM |
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Screwfix do their own version of hammerite/smoothrite mate.
Its incredibly cheaper but only available in black & silver i think.
I did our mini 10" steel wheels with the silver just to try & get them looking good until i can get them blasted & powdercoated, they
still look great 2 years later.
Good news is that screwfix is only a mile or so away from us too
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 08:54 PM |
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Thanks andy. do you mean the leyland trade paint?
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 09:02 PM |
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Hi Dave, the tin i have here of smooth silver says:
'No nonsense smooth metal' paint on it.
Searched screwfix but it seems to have gone up in price since it came out, its about 2/3 the price of hammerite now, also i just read some reviews
& people are saying its pretty crap for applying.......i can only presume it might have had a change of ingredients because when i got it 2 years
ago, it was very cheap & covered really well.
Might still be worth a small tin just to see ? i have found internet reviews pretty shite sometimes.
Good luck
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 09:26 PM |
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From reading the reviews it looks like they have changed it from oil based to water based and now it's crap. The leyland stuff is only 16 quid
for 2.5 litres I might give that a go.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 09:35 PM |
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Sounds like a plan & pretty good value too
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 09:42 PM |
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How about something like this: http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=90826&post=756908
That brings back some memories, doesn't it?
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se7en
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| posted on 29/12/11 at 09:42 PM |
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Mr B&Q do an alternative to Hammerite called Fortress. It is only available in Black or White (AFAIA) and it is a bit cheaper.
HTH
Tom
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