Chimineas can start to look a little rusty after a few years outside. For that reason, you probably want to paint them. Maybe you’ve looked at that tin of Hammerite in the shed and wondered if it will do the job. Can you paint a chiminea with Hammerite? Regular Hammerite will not stand up to…
Hammerite is a direct to rust metal paint, for whatever reason you obviously don’t want to use Hammerite, so what paint is similar to Hammerite? Let’s have a look. Paints That do the Same Thing So as I just stated, Hammerite is a direct to rust metal paint. Let’s have a look at a few…
If you are looking to thin Hammerite then you will want to know what thinners work. Well luckily for you we have done some thinning and spraying of Hammerite with a few different thinners. Official Hammerite Thinners To start with Hammerite sell an official thinning product. You can see it in the bottom right of…
Hammerite is a fantastic metal, and actually, multi-surface, paint. It can offer a lot of protection to anything it covers. But even if it does offer protection do you need to add lacquer on top of Hammerite? In my opinion, and this can only really be answered by an opinion, you don’t need to lacquer…
Hammerite is a popular metal paint, we have done tonnes of experiments with it here at the Bloke Cave. But one thing we have not tackled yet is how long it takes to dry? Well, let’s fix that. We will jump into the drying times for all of the different versions of Hammerite paint. Regular…
So you want to thin down some Hammerite, possibly to spray it. But official Hammerite thinners are expensive, so what are the alternatives? well, let’s have a look at what you can use instead of the official Hammerite thinners. White Spirit Instead of Hammerite Thinners So the obvious place to start when looking for an…
So you’ve got a tin of Hammerite and some perspex plastic you want to paint, but can you use Hammerite on perspex? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, and that’s to test it. So that’s what I did, grabbed some Hammerite, both hammered and smooth and painted a perspex sheet I…
Hammerite metal paint is a really popular paint, particularly as a protective, anti-rust paint. If you are using it for the first time you may well be wondering does Hammerite need primer? Well, there is one way to know for sure. I got some really rusty metal and some Hammerite and got to painting, with…
There are lots of reasons for wanting to know whether Hammerite is heat resistant, the most obvious one being you want to use it in an area that gets hot. And with my award for expert deductions safely in my back pocket, we can move on to the matter at hand, is Hammerite heat resistant?…
So you want to spray Hammerite? Is it even possible? Well, there is only one way to know for sure, grab my trusted sprayer and a tin of Hammerite paint and do some testing! In order for Hammerite to work in a sprayer, it will need to be thinned. Regular Hammerite is way too thick…
Hammerite are metal paint specialists and have a huge range of different metal paints. But are these paints oil-based? Let’s find out. Is Hammerite Oil Based? Yes, the vast majority of Hammerite paints are oil/solvent-based. The one exception is Hammerite Ultima, which is a new paint that is water-based. Hammerite Ultima This is a newish…
While you can buy specialist thinners direct from Hammerite, they are expensive. So many people wonder whether you can just use good old white spirit and seen as though you are here I guess you are one of those people. There is only one way I know how to answer this question, let’s test it….
Have some rust that you need to get rid of? You will have no doubt seen that there are tons of products available for this exact purpose. Hammerite are one of the biggest names in the metal painting business and their no.1 rust beater has been around for a long, long time. But is it…
If you are here then you must have a rust problem, whatever rusty object you have you have decided to do something about it. Hammerite Rust Remover is specially developed for the safe and effective removal of rust from metal items. Ideal for car parts, nuts, bolts and garden tools. The gentle formula of this…
Do you have some really rusty metal that you want to paint but you think it may be a little too rusty, even for something like Hammerite? Well, that is where products like Kurust come in. Hammerite Kurust is a brush on rust treatment that converts iron oxide (rust) to stable iron complexes. This can…
Hammerite is a versatile metal paint and probably the most popular metal paint in the UK, don’t quote me on that guys I’m just guessing! You are obviously wondering if you can use Hammerite paint on aluminium, so let us find out. I had an old aluminium light fitting lying around as well as some…