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

"Martin" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 15 May 2008 16:37:22 +0100, ®óñ©  ©  ²°¹°-°² <ron@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>On Thu, 15 May 2008 17:04:44 +0200, Martin <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>and included this (or some of this):
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>>>On Thu, 15 May 2008 05:42:39 -0700 (PDT), "Cat(h)" <cathy_ie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>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 :-)
>>>
>>>Cast alu needs a different primer.
>>
>>Even with Hammerite????
>
> They must have some reason for selling this
>
> "Special Metals Primer
>
> Hammerite Special Metals Primer promotes adhesion of Hammerite Metal 
> PaintT on
> non-rusting metal surfaces such as aluminum, galvanized and stainless 
> steel,
> chrome, brass and copper. Quick and easy to use. Only 1 coat required. 
> Touch dry
> in 1 hour. Topcoat can be applied after 1-2 hours."
> -- 
>
> Martin
>

The im****tant word here, is "PRIMER", i.e., for use on bare metal. These
are 
usually done with an 'etch' primer where the paint actually eats into the 
metal and acts as a key for the next coat. These tables have already been 
painted and it must be assumed, 'assumed' note, that they have had their 
etch primer on. However, "IF" the paint starts peeling off back to bare 
metal, then the etch primer is NOT on there and for a proper job, the
whole 
thing will need to be sand blasted or dipped back to bare metal and start 
again.

I EXPECT, that they have been done and therefore a quick rub down and
spray 
should be satisfactory

Hope that helps.

(Years in the Boat and ****p Building industry :-)

Mike