Re: Not quite OT, I hope, cast iron garden furniture question

On May 14, 9:55=A0pm, "Derek"
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> > > I have just bought two little cast iron tables which will live
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> > > in a sun trap beside a teak bench. The two tables (coffee mug/wine
> > > glass size) are the wrong colour, painted in a sort of chalky white
> > > which rubs off slightly, and I am planning on painting them glossy
> > > black with an anti-rust specialised paint. I am just wondering if
> > > people here might have any wisdom as to what preparation I need to
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> > > (beyond usual pre-painting sanding and wiping down), whether it's
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> > > to use distinct anti rust, then special enamel type paint, and
> > > generally what is the best I can do to keep them in good nick
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> > > in all weather? They're small, so repainting every so often is not
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> > > issue, but I don't want rust stains on clothes after only a few
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> > > Any wisdom much appreciated.
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> > We had ours repainted using that car touch up paint you can buy in
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> > cans. The chap who did it, did all the prep, painted them, then left
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> > to dry off for a few days before we used them. Buy a small tarp from
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> > Homebase and cover them with that in winter or wet weather, or bring
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> > a bathroom/ in winter. Or of course, put them in a dry shed. ;-)
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> > Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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> > 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> > children.'
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> Hmm. =A0Spraypaint sounds like a good (and slightly more painless) idea
> - and of course, storing them away in a dry place is easy because they
> are only small.
> Also, Mike might have a point as to the actual metal they are made of.
> I will enquire from the store I bought them in. =A0They were selling
> genuine cast iron stuff, most of it outside, some of it
> extraordinarily rusty, and weighing tonnes! =A0I was thinking to myself
> that my wee tables, while a quite acceptable and nicely stable weight
> (they don't wobble at all), were not pro****tionally as heavy as some
> of =A0the other stuff, nor quite so rusty.
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> Cat(h)
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> You might try Plasti-Kote I'm warming to the stuff. I've been using
> it for a little over 12 months and I haven't seen any rust penetration
> on tools and outside jobs I've sprayed if you fish around its cheaper
> than hammerite I got mine from a Paintmaster Store IIRC =A33 for
> 400ml
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Thanks Derek (and Sacha and Mike) for some good suggestions and tips.
I'll have lovely spray plastikoted glossy black wee tables (probably
cast alu) by the end of the week end :-)

Cat(h)