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wrought iron railing
i have a home that was built in 1951. the railings are wrought iron,
and have some rust and chipping. i understand that this might have leaded paint on it. what are my options? can i put a heavy coat of rustoleum on it and be done with it? i was going to brush it but now i am having second thoughts since there may be lead paint involved. Thanks, Fish. |
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wrought iron railing
I had this type of railing, and sanded it real well. Then I purchased
Hammerite (a type of paint) for a quality paint store. I never had any rust show through after that, and I sold the house four years later, and it still looked great. Corinne i have a home that was built in 1951. the railings are wrought iron, and have some rust and chipping. i understand that this might have leaded paint on it. what are my options? can i put a heavy coat of rustoleum on it and be done with it? i was going to brush it but now i am having second thoughts since there may be lead paint involved. Thanks, Fish. |
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Corinne wrote:
I had this type of railing, and sanded it real well. Then I purchased Hammerite (a type of paint) for a quality paint store. I never had any rust show through after that, and I sold the house four years later, and it still looked great. I agree - Hammerite is *very* good for this sort of job. Good range of colours too. My advice having used gallons of the stuff: a) Although it sticks OK to bare metal (slight rust included), it's better IMHO if you use a coat of Hammerite primer first - less chance of it cracking off, though this is more of a problem on thin metal like chassis. b) Put it on thin and recoat at least once (watch the re-coating time, too long and the second coat won't stick well - instructions on the tin). If you glob it on, it takes *forever* to harden. Cheers Tim (in the UK) |
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