Let's hear it for Hammerite!

[dan_bo]

It's a great product. Paints over anything- plastic, metal, rust, wood, whatever you like.

Sticks like shoot to a blanket.

Hardly runs or drips.

Tiny tins cover acres.

Finish is a bit rough? Doesn't matter, it's just hammerite innit.

Genius gear. Show us yer hammerite improvements.

 

[fossyant]

Oh I do love a geranium or three !

 

[MikeG]

Hammerite used to be great. They changed the formulation some years a go, and now it is still good, but nowhere near as good as it was.

 

[dan_bo]

Hammerite used to be great. They changed the formulation some years a go, and now it is still good, but nowhere near as good as it was.

Is anything?

 

[stephec]

Is anything?

Curly Wurlys

Wagon Wheels

 

[Drago]

Hammerite it's God's wonder ungent. It's even mentioned in the bible, honour thy mother and thy father by painting thy Cortina's sills to cover up ye rusty bit.

The stuff of the old days was awesome, then the diet friendly low calorie EU pleasing version was crap, never seemed to dry. Fortunately the stuff has regained its old form and is a miracle of painting goodness.

 

[dan_bo]

Curly Wurlys

Wagon Wheels

Wrong. Both smaller.

 

[Drago]

Wrong. Both smaller.

Or are you just bigger?

 

[MikeG]

........ Fortunately the stuff has regained its old form and is a miracle of painting goodness.

When did this happen? I haven't bought any for a few years, (and now use Bedec Multi-Surface Paint for everything that I used to do with Hammerite.....and much more besides), so haven't kept up with recent changes toi Hammerite.

 

[dan_bo]

Or are you just bigger?

That's by the by.

 

[Drago]

When did this happen? I haven't bought any for a few years, (and now use Bedec Multi-Surface Paint for everything that I used to do with Hammerite.....and much more besides), so haven't kept up with recent changes toi Hammerite.

Mebbe 5 or 6 years ago. The Hammered stuff in particular actually comes out hammered again.

 

[rualexander]

Back in the 90s I brush painted my VW T2 camper with green Hammerite, turned out great. Didn't like the original plain white paint job.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Modern version is rubbish. Even with proper preparation and application it fails after a couple of years on some outside railings in our garden.

 

[Adam4868]

It's a acceptable alternative to Red Lead....yea I know we don't use that anymore.
Beggars can't be choosers 😁

 

[EltonFrog]

I haven’t got any Hammerite.