On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:09:09 +0100, "Roger Mills"
had this to say:

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Angela wrote:

I am painting a wicker dressing screen white - no problem with that.
It has brass hinges that I also want white. Can anyone advise as to
what paint would be best to do that with? I figured hammerite, but
I'm not sure - and if it is ok, which actual one would I use?

TIA

Angela

You really need to paint the bare brass with a metal primer, intended for
use with non-ferous metals. Then you can use ordinary oil-based undercoat
and topcoat over the primer.

Your problem is going to be getting it in sensible quantities - a litre will
prime a hell of lot of hinges! I wonder whether a model shop would have
anything suitable.

Yeah - they'd probably charge model-shop prices though... :-)

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Frank Erskine