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Old 8th October 2003, 21:46   #11 (permalink)
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Well, it had to be Hammerite in the end for the shiny chain buckle and no change at all for the duller flat buckle which is more masculine anyway to begin with.

There are clear instructions on the Hammerite NOT to dilute with thinners... ...so I had to experiment with doing so. The instructions are right, it doesn't work it just evaporates and then the paint layers shrink back into blobs. I rescued it ok but it is not as tidy as if I hadn't messed about.

It has to cure for a few weeks before I can touch it up as needed.

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Depends what sort of thinners you use - you can get proper Hammerite thinners for spraying etc, but it costs an arm and a leg.
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Depends what sort of thinners you use - you can get proper Hammerite thinners for spraying etc, but it costs an arm and a leg.Emma
It does indeed. Spraying is different. You still can't thin to give a greyer pewtery type effect.

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