Hammed tone suspension

[liquidh8]

Ok, opinions? I have used the gray hammered tone paint on my lift and other big tool items, grinder pedestal etc.

I was going to order the red and do my sway bars and other bits on my wagon with it. It is tough stuff, just not sure on the color.

I have been trying to find some pics.

 

[Longroof79]

Jim,
I had used hammertone paint on my control arms. It is pretty tough stuff. I used the black, which actually looks more like a charcoal gray. I used silver on one of my tool boxes.

I noticed that the stuff that comes in the quart can is tougher than the rattlecan paint. I guess whatever they use to thin it with.
I believe to thin out the paint in the quart can, you have to use acetone...or is it xylene? I think it might be acetone.

 

[liquidh8]

Jack,
Thanks for the reply. I like how it looked coming out the rattle can on the things I have used it on. I haven't tried spraying out of the quart yet. I like the stuff since you can touch up later on and it still looks good ya know? I did my lift with it and it is pretty tough stuff. I would love to see what the red looks like, since a lot of the after marker suspension stuff comes in red or black, I was thinking of red.

 

[Longroof79]

I've never used red before. You'll have to show some pics of the finished results. Believe it or not, I've used gold before. I picked it several years ago at Home Depot. It was a blow out...and it was cheap. I couldn't resist. I painted some of my floor panels with it. It's held up pretty well, except for a few areas where I had to repair some rust.

 

[liquidh8]

Will do. I have to order the red, so I will only get a few cans and try it out on some old control arms and the like. I was gonna base/clear the parts, but the hammertone seems to be pretty tough, and easy to touch up.

 

[Longroof79]

Yes, hammertone is some durable stuff. I guess that's why it was used on machinery over the years. The stores don't carry it as much as they used to. I guess there's no great demand for it.

 

[liquidh8]

I ended up buying a few quarts of Hammerite for different projects in the shop. Like some tool boxed and machinery. I bought green (dark) for the solvent tank, blue for the vidmars and some cabinets, and the red to try on the suspension.

 

[Longroof79]

Jim,
The Hammerite brand is good stuff. The Rustoleum hammertone paint is not bad either, but I think the Hammerite is a superior product. It's a durable product. I'd like to repaint my tool boxes. I think it can be thinned with acetone IIRC.

 

[liquidh8]

Jim,
The Hammerite brand is good stuff. The Rustoleum hammertone paint is not bad either, but I think the Hammerite is a superior product. It's a durable product. I'd like to repaint my tool boxes. I think it can be thinned with acetone IIRC.

Jack, everythin I have read stated that the Hammerite brand was the best. The downside is it is a pain to get. I have used the Rustoleum brand and think it is pretty good too. As far as thinning, I have read that you have to use xylene. at one time acetone could be used. I may just brush it on since it flows out the same it seems. We'll see.

I have 5 Stanley vidmars, and they are all different colors, 2 blue, 2 grey and one OD green. I would like to do them all silver with blue drawer fronts. The same as my cabinets and drawers under my workbench, oh and my beer box. 😀

 

[Longroof79]

Yeah, I was going to add that Hammerite was very difficult to find. From what I recall it's made in the UK. That may no longer be the case.
You're right about Xylene being used to thin it.