MiketheBike Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 As I am taking bits in and out of the interior of my ferret, I thought I may as well sand them and paint them up. What paint do you use for silver interiors? My initial thought was Hammerite, but I suspect its not the right thing to use. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Mick, I always use Silver Hammerite, of the smooth variety. The original paint is aluminium paint, I forget the exact make up of it, but Hammerite will do a good job. You can also paint it over rusty areas which is a bonus. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MiketheBike Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 Thanks Chris, I was worried there may be some reason not to use hammerite, but that makes sourcing a lot easier :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Mick, Hammerite is a bit expensive. Look for damaged tins in the cheap section of Halfords. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard Grosvenor Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 While Hammerite is good I've found Black Friar's QD 90 to be a lot better. It comes in loads of different colours ( including Land Rover Green ), is heat resistance to 150 C and their rust inhibiting primmer stops rust coming back for years . And you can thin it and clean your brushes with normal White Spirit. Which is nice! ;-) You won't find it the B & Q type places though, I get mine from a local Crown Paint Center. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paul connor Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I use Military Aluminium Fireproof paint, as described:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sirhc Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Paul, I have a tin of that stuff, some people complain it stays soft and comes off on your clothes. I don't think it does much to stop rust, I've not seen many vehicles which have been painted with that stuff without rusty patches. I use gun wash to thin Hammerite and haven't had any problems yet? :dunno: Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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As I am taking bits in and out of the interior of my ferret, I thought I may as well sand them and paint them up.
What paint do you use for silver interiors? My initial thought was Hammerite, but I suspect its not the right thing to use.
Mick
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