Information About Hammerite Paint

Information About Hammerite Paint

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Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Will Hammerite paint take to (cover) filler ?

Thank you in advance

Wacky Racer

38,160 posts

247 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Doctor Volt said:
Will Hammerite paint take to (cover) filler ?

Thank you in advance
Yes...(In my experience)

Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Thank you Wacky.
What did you experience?

Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Please
Anyone?

Mopar440

410 posts

112 months

Monday 22nd December 2014
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Hammerite is a very sticky, enamel type paint. You can paint pretty much anything with it. It can certainly be painted over polyester filler, but why would you need to? You wouldn't normally use Hammerite on external bodywork.

Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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Mopar440

Thank you very much for posting
Tha Hammerite is being applied to a cowl above a log burning stove, the cowl has just been made for me but unfortunately the workmanship is below average so I have had to use filler to hide the mistakes

Cheers. Doctor Volt

Mopar440

410 posts

112 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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In that case I think the plastic filler will crack and fall out with the heat. You may have to investigate a type of filling compound (perhaps an epoxy) that can resist the heat of the log burning stove. And then paint with a proprietory heat-proof paint that is recommended for cast iron stoves, etc.

Squiggs

1,520 posts

155 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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I'd be very careful about using a filler that is recommended for the situation you are using it in.
When heated up you never know what kind of toxic fumes might be produced from any old filler.

Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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Thank you Mopar440 and Squiggs

Mopar440 I painted the cowl after reading your first post and the Hammerite covered the filler the same as it covered the steel around it

The cowl is about 1.5 meters above the stove and will reach a temperature similar to a car parked in the Sun
I will keep my eye and nose on things and should there be a problem get another one manufactured, thats where the fun starts

Have a good Christmas and thank you once again for very good advice

Mopar440

410 posts

112 months

Tuesday 23rd December 2014
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Doctor Volt said:
The cowl is about 1.5 meters above the stove and will reach a temperature similar to a car parked in the Sun
This will probably be OK. Indeed it will be a bit like "low-bake" for the Hammerite.

More importantly, does the newly painted cowl look good now? smile

Doctor Volt

Original Poster:

336 posts

125 months

Wednesday 24th December 2014
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Mopar440 said:
This will probably be OK. Indeed it will be a bit like "low-bake" for the Hammerite.

More importantly, does the newly painted cowl look good now? smile
Yes thank you, the cowl looks ok considering I am no pro at filling and sanding, the Hammerite is hiding most of my bad feathering work

Have a good Christmas

Cheers. Doctor Volt