wrought iron gates

[DaveOC]

Hi
I've just wire brushed my wrought iron fence and gates to get the rust off, and am going to paint with Hammerite smooth. Is there any thing I should do before painting? something to stop kill any remaining rust or some sort of undercoat.

 

[joe-90]

Hammerite smooth isn't the same as the original hammerite, it's just like ordinary paint and cleans up in white spirit. Use the other type that needs cellulose thinner and smells like pear drops. If you insist on using the smooth stuff then you'll have to coat the gates with a dedicated metal primer with rust inhibitors.

 

[DaveOC]

Thanks for the advice. Am I right in assuming that the best thing to do is paint with one coat of original hammerite ??

 

[JohnD]

Opinions differ. Original hammerite gives a hard shiny coat (that is very difficult to repaint) but not everyone knows that rust will creeep and grow under the Hammerite film.

i prefer a spirit-based preservative primer and ordinary gloss system.

Use Kurust after wire-brushing any existing rust.

Paint will wear off at hinges, bolts, latch etc so try not to paint them white as the rust wil show.

 

[Robbie uk]

Kurust in my opinion is one of the better rust inhibitors. When hammerite is applied you cannot recoat for 4 to 6 weeks as the new coat can activate the first one. Some odinary gloss paints wont stay on hammerite if recoated later.