Brown Hammerite Paint

[woa2]

Can anyone help with a supplier of Smooth Brown Hammerite Paint? I started using it to paint the interior door handles of my WOA2, but when I went to buy more, it is not listed in the colour chart.

 

Many thanks.

[snowtracdave]

That probably means it is another colour they have discontinued . I used to use quite a bit of magnolia / cream which disappeared off the shelves last year. We have a Wilco motorists shop in town who were very helpful in getting me the last of their stock . Might be worth trying your local motoring emporium or sometimes evilbay is also worth a look - I tried it for the cream without success but I seem to recall that brown was available then . Good luck .

[fv1609]

B&Q are still listing it as available in store, this is called "garage door paint" whether that is smooth or hammer finish is not stated:

 

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?isSearch=true&fh_search=brown+hammerite+paint&selected=products&x=35&y=11

[Davie]

If all else fails you can mix green and red to get brown. Obviously a bit of experimentation would be needed to get the correct shade.

[snowtracdave]

Think the garage door range is a different formulation - looking at the drying time I would say it was . Depends on what you are painting I guess .

[Rick W]

Smooth mid brown 250 ml part number...6703339

Same again but in 500ml part number......6703340 :coffee2:

[snowtracdave]

Called in at the merchants this morning & the gent in charge of the paint counter tells me that the brown has been discontinued for about 18 months or so & suggests that the only tins you will find are those which have been languishing on somebody's shelf or in the stockroom since then . Bit of a bu**er 'cos I did all my guttering with it & need to do it again soon ish . Why they have to delete these colours when they do such a limited range anyway beats me .

[fv1609]

Why they have to delete these colours when they do such a limited range anyway beats me .

 

Probably because some interior designer with an affected name, on one of those awful improve your home & sell it TV programmes has pronounced brown as no longer a "now colour". Others follow the trends & colours become passe for no good reason.

 

Bit like light bulbs, I was unable to buy an ordinary clear 60 watt light bulb in a very large store. All they had were, light bulbs for women who watch these TV programmes. All in silly shapes & colours, nonsense like my theme, chill, smooth light, gentle pastel, relaxing pink. Madness.

 

 

[snowtracdave]

woa2 - did you have any luck ? Over the Christmas hols - when I wasn't being ill like everybody else - I went in to have a look at Halfords non existant sale & found a couple of small tins of Aubergine smooth on the clearance shelf . This appears to be pretty much the same shade as the old brown . Looks like yellow could be discontinued too as all their remaining tins of that were on the same shelf .

DM