13 replies to this topic

[Protarmic]

Could i mix smooth black and smooth red with each other to get the colour i want?

[Retro_10s]

Yes. The same applies for the other colours in this range.

[DavesBluey]

I was also wondering about doing this. I read the back of the tin and it specifically says NOT to mix colours?!

[Retro_10s]

I've mixed hammerite on several occasions... Dogmatix painted his subframe with red and yellow hammerite mixed together... Shaun Smith painted his car with mixed hammerite...

I can go on

** in fact I will go on... some paint shops even offer a Hammerite mixing service just like any other paint to any colour you like.

Edited by Retro_10s, 11 March 2007 - 09:54 PM.

[DavesBluey]

Cheers Retro my mrs wants me to do the running gear on her project pink (i really don't ) hammerite don't seem to do pink so she said about mixing them, i showed her the back of the tin and all was rosy. until she looked over my shoulder and read the topic

[Retro_10s]

OH sorry mate! !!! in that case you must've mis-read my post mate no, under no circumstance mix hammerite, Creating the pink will proabably kill you.

[Big_Adam]

Sorry to go a little off topic.

But can you spray hammerite? I read on a can not to use thinners. Wanted to do El Gordo in hammerite (or is that a bad idea) due to the straight to rust property's of it (not planning on spraying when there an ass load of very obvious rust. I mean areas that you can see or have to struggle to see).

[black jack1275]

You can spray with hammerite i did my roof of my old work van with it. thinned it about 50/50(i think)

[superted87]

all i can say about thinning hammerite is this, - hammerite thinners


its probably just cellulose thinners in a psh can but anyway. give it a go mate wish you the best of luck

[minimanclive]

all i can say about thinning hammerite is this, - hammerite thinners


its probably just cellulose thinners in a psh can but anyway. give it a go mate wish you the best of luck

I used normal cellulose thinners with hammerite when I painted my Mini. Paint was fine, even if my spraying wasn't. LOL

[Retro_10s]

The late, and much missed 'Shaun Smith' Sprayed his Mini with Hammerite, His project thread is still on TMF somewhere...

[Guess-Works.com]

How do you think I get Pink Hammerite.... 1ltr White mixed with 250ml Red ... recipe for disaster

[Retro_10s]

How do you think I get Pink Hammerite.... 1ltr White mixed with 250ml Red ... recipe for disaster

pull yourself together man!

[Big_Adam]

ta all for the info.