smoothrite

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The stuff is failing to stick like sh1t to a blanket. What am I doing wrong???? :scratch:

The finish feels soft after a day of drying.

[dinkus 10]

Did you fully de-grease whatever it was you were painting first (calipers?) If there's even a whiff of oily stuff on the surface it won't stick or dry very welll.

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I wire brushed it and then wiped it down with white spirit.

I'm thinking I made a number of errors. The wire brushing made probablymade it too smooth.

Probably put too much paint on, without enough drying time. Is this a possibility????

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As the wife has just put quiche in the oven I've had a thought. I was going to chuck them in with the quiche, but then thought about possible fumes. Thats got to harden the paint 30 minutes at 220 degrees.

[Shilakadaddy 0]

yeah you'll probably ruin that quiche

 

But as for drying, hammerite/smoothrite is stange stuff when drying, I've painted some on too thick before, and it cracked when drying... so I think you have to build it up in thin layers.

[h100vw 0]

I would clean them with brake cleaner after the brushing. I am not 100% but does white spirit not leave some residue??

 

When I paint stuff I usually warm it up with a hot air stripper. Not so you can hold it but so that the paint dries pretty quick once applied.

 

If you are using a spray then several thin coats are better than one thick one. With a brush it is a bit harder to control the application.

 

Gavin

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If you are using a spray then several thin coats are better than one thick one.

Thats what I'm doing on the other stuff. I reckon my problem was caused by too thick an application and it note curing properly.

[h100vw 0]

Prolly be quicker to get it all off and start again, than wait for it to go off in this weather. Unless you can get away with the fumes in the house. :roll:

[Scruffythefirst 0]

Dont use white spirit, use strong washing up liquid / water solution and then dry it with a hot air gun or in the oven so its fully dry and warm then paint it quickly before whatever your using rusts. You can use the dishwasher but it'l rust pretty quick. If your painting ali you need to use the special primer/

[theRuler 0]

regular spray paint in a can takes a week to fully dry/harden

your smoothrite is just thick

allow it to dry and harden in it's own time. if you rush it, it may go wrinkly . . . .

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regular spray paint in a can takes a week to fully dry/harden

Your totally correct, it just takes 3-4 days to go off properley.