Rattle-can Tech

I'm not much of a rattle-can guy but I had some pieces on my polished suspension that needed to be installed and I just wanted to get them looking presentable until I could have another set nickel plated. I found this Rustoleum Hammered finish paint at the local Home Depot...what caught my eye was the claim that this paint was a rust encapsulator and that it left this unique "hammered" finish. The paint covers very well and dries to a hard finish in a very short period of time, doesn't feel soft like other spray paints. The thicker you spray it, the more texture or "hammered" look you get.
Here's the can, I'll attach another pic of the tie rod ends and panhard bar brackets that I painted with this stuff...

 

Here's the tie rods ends, I didn't want to see these pieces all rusted in a couple of months, especially after I went to all the trouble to clean up this suspension. In the back of this photo is the Corvette IRS, the differential is polished as are the panhard bars, but the attaching brackets and adjusters are painted with this paint...

 

That suff loooks sharp!! Also Duplicolor makes Metalcast(two parts) it looks just like Anodized.I did the wheels on my Hawk and they came out killer.I know the bike is WAY OT but check out the wheels.

 

Good heads-up. I'll stop by HD today and see if they have a can of the gold hue that was used on Ford F-1 truck heaters. Mine's looking pretty sad and I was ready to accept a compromise color. Thanks.

 

Hello, My name is Jim.
I have been a Hammertone addict for years.
I am trying to quit.

 

Im lazy,wonder how many cans for the whole car.By the way nice lookin job.

 

more rattle can tech- when you are going to spray, fill your bathroom sink with ho****er and let the can sit in it for 3-4 mins- it heats the paint up real nice and it sprays and flows better- when you take the can out of the water, wipe it down with a towel so it don't drip water on your part- i have been soing this for years, and never had a problem, but the cans always say do not heat, so YOU shouldn't

 

Covers large areas nicely also.Here's a panel and a carpenter's tool box I did using the Hammertone.

 

and a panel

 

that looks like just what my 1973 model sears craftsman tool box, now rusty, needs...

 

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I don't know who made this one Mike but is definitely heavy gauge steel.Picked it up at a yard sale for $2,washed it with wax and grease remover,squirted it with Rust-O-Leum Rusty Surface Primer and then the HammerTone Silver.Used 2 cans of each on it(inside and out)about 8 months ago and it still doesn't show any signs of further deterioration although it was solid to begin with.I had to put it in a corner as it weighs a ton empty;never mind with stuff in it!

 

How badly does it show dust bumps,after it has dried ?

When I do panels in 1-Shot,they end up looking like a Farmer's field.

 

<font color="green">Thank god!!!

I can bring my hammertone out of the closet!!!

The fumes were killing me. </font>

 

I have used Hammer-tone ever since I first saw it several years ago. I used it on my '37 chevy heater I have in my AV8 roadster. I also painted the fittings for the heater hose where it goes into the head. Used it on the coil bracket, ete,etc, etc. It looks great without jumping out at you.

 

Wife had me spray HER bathroom sink cabinet in gray hammertone!
(walls are three shades of sponged purple. Looks like really course purple zolatone trunk paint.)

I jus shot the otherwise shot, and oxidzed aluminyum center bumper panel n the 60 Elky with that stuff.
It's traditional too.
Stuff's been sprayed with it for as long as I can remember.