Durability of Hammered Paints -- Good

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:35 am

Hi,

Thought you might enjoy seeing this. Two years ago I had leftover Hammered Copper paint (Rust-O-Leum, I think) after doing some Shopsmith refurbishing. I was bored in the winter and decided to overhaul my bicycle completely. So I had the spokes all removed while I worked over the hubs. I decided a bit of copper-tone on the wheels would be sharp. I did it, and they have been fine ever since, through quite a few miles!

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mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:13 pm

nuhobby wrote:Hi,

Thought you might enjoy seeing this. Two years ago I had leftover Hammered Copper paint (Rust-O-Leum, I think) after doing some Shopsmith refurbishing. I was bored in the winter and decided to overhaul my bicycle completely. So I had the spokes all removed while I worked over the hubs. I decided a bit of copper-tone on the wheels would be sharp. I did it, and they have been fine ever since, through quite a few miles!

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Chris,
Do you recall how you prepped your wheels prior to paint? I agree that it sure seems to have held up nicely, especially on a surface that flexes.
Mike

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:48 pm

Mike,

On those wheels the preparation was minimal. Probably I just sanded them to 220 or 320 grit. I masked off the braking surfaces and painted the inner rims. I did not use primer with the Hammered paint. The only spot where the paint has come off is a tiny point on one wheel where I hang the whole bike on a hook on the garage-wall. Since that spot wore off, I hang the bike the same way each time so there are no other worn spots.

P.S. Keep those Mk.V and 10ER photos coming!

mrblanche · Post by **mrblanche** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:33 am

I used one of the "hammered" paints on the windshield frame of my hot rod. Gold, I think. Anyway, it was sprayed on what had been a chrome-plated frame, which I had sandblasted.

None of it has fallen off. In fact, it's all in good shape, except where the old mirrors scraped it off.

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:18 am

mrblanche wrote:I used one of the "hammered" paints on the windshield frame of my hot rod. Gold, I think. Anyway, it was sprayed on what had been a chrome-plated frame, which I had sandblasted.

None of it has fallen off. In fact, it's all in good shape, except where the old mirrors scraped it off.

OK, don't tease us, we need pictures...

mrblanche · Post by **mrblanche** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:53 pm

OK, here it is, in all its glory.

1923 Model T Touring Car. Sort of.

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:40 pm

mrblanche wrote:OK, here it is, in all its glory.

1923 Model T Touring Car. Sort of.

Beautiful car!!! Thanks for posting. 289??
What's the vertical orange colored feature directly in front of the passenger door? Text?

tango · Post by **tango** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:21 am

Daannngggg... sweet ride!

all that on a shopsmith? Nice!

tango · Post by **tango** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:23 am

Daaannnnnggggg... sweet car!

joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm

That is one nice car.