Hi,
I have just had some new railing for the outside of my house delivered. The next task is to paint them for which I have bought red oxide primer and hammerite topcoat.
The metal of the railings has some sort of coating on it - presumably to prevent rust. It makes the metal a dull dark grey colour and leaves black marks on your hands when you handle the metal.
Only the most aggressive sanding removes it, a wipe over with white spirit seems remove some - as it no longer marks your hands after but the metal remains dull grey. Obviously the patches where the railings have been preped for welding are shiney but it would take hours and hours to achieve this all over.
My question is, can I just paint onto the railings as is - will the paint adhere ok?
I have just had some new railing for the outside of my house delivered. The next task is to paint them for which I have bought red oxide primer and hammerite topcoat.
The metal of the railings has some sort of coating on it - presumably to prevent rust. It makes the metal a dull dark grey colour and leaves black marks on your hands when you handle the metal.
Only the most aggressive sanding removes it, a wipe over with white spirit seems remove some - as it no longer marks your hands after but the metal remains dull grey. Obviously the patches where the railings have been preped for welding are shiney but it would take hours and hours to achieve this all over.
My question is, can I just paint onto the railings as is - will the paint adhere ok?