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Alan Wheeler · 05-07-2008, 15:28

There are two methods of painting.
Clean as best you can. Then use a Zinc rich primer and then there top coat. You can buy coloured Zinc rich top coats now as well from CRC.
Or you can etch prime using PA10 or Wattyl paints etch primer and then use a single pot epoxy or enamel paint over top.
Or you can go to the Hammerite coating system. They say you don't have to use a primer, but I suggest you do use it in a marine environment. Hammerite is not an ordinary paint. It is fast drying and has glass flake in it and the result is a very fast drying finish that cures to a rock hard surface. There are two versions of their product. Hammered surface which is good for covering not so smooth pieces and the smooth finish.

05-07-2008, 15:28	#5
Alan Wheeler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Marlborough Sounds. New Zealand Boat: Hartley Tahitian 45ft. Leisure Lady Posts: 8,042	There are two methods of painting. Clean as best you can. Then use a Zinc rich primer and then there top coat. You can buy coloured Zinc rich top coats now as well from CRC. Or you can etch prime using PA10 or Wattyl paints etch primer and then use a single pot epoxy or enamel paint over top. Or you can go to the Hammerite coating system. They say you don't have to use a primer, but I suggest you do use it in a marine environment. Hammerite is not an ordinary paint. It is fast drying and has glass flake in it and the result is a very fast drying finish that cures to a rock hard surface. There are two versions of their product. Hammered surface which is good for covering not so smooth pieces and the smooth finish. __________________ Wheels For God so loved the world..........He didn't send a committee.