Hammered light blue paint for enclosure?

[nooneknows]

Excellent German brand that might be available in the US.

it's easily available here in Italy too https://www.motip.com/it-it/automot...li-e-speciali/hammerfinish/effetto-martellato

 

[temol]

I use this blue Motiop from time to time. It's a nice color, but you have to be careful when applying - it can run. And once it dries, it chips quite easily, especially around the edges.

 

[Atom ant]

Ive done hammered white, then covered it with a color

Ive also overpainted in a color i like, then run a texture roller over it. It worked pretty well.

Just some ideas.

 

[tegendemuur]

I use this blue Motiop from time to time. It's a nice color, but you have to be careful when applying - it can run. And once it dries, it chips quite easily, especially around the edges.

Aluminum needs a bit of extra care when painting it! This stuff basically wraps your enclosure up in hard plastic!

 

[temol]

Aluminum needs a bit of extra care when painting it! This stuff basically wraps your enclosure up in hard plastic!

That's why I prefer powder coating.. one layer, no base coat, hard as a rock.

Btw - there's also "traditional" hammered paint from Hammerite. I used gold and green. Unfortunately, the hammered effect is not as pronounced as with spray paint. The downside is the drying time and the time it takes to fully harden. And not everyone enjoys using a roller or brush.

 

[analogdevice]

I wonder if these can be used in a sprayer.

 

[temol]

I wonder if these can be used in a sprayer.

The paint is quite thick, and the manufacturer recommends a brush or roller. There's no mention of spraying.

 

[ragamuffin]

I wonder if these can be used in a sprayer.

The Rustoleum quart can that I bought says that it can be sprayed when thinned with 15% xylene

 

[ragamuffin]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I wasn't able to find any of the European brand paints here, so I decided to bite the bullet and buy the quart of Rustoleum hammered silver. I'll probably get some use out of it on future projects at some point anyway. Now I just need to get my hands on some blue tint and do some experimenting!

 

[ragamuffin]

Tinted some of the hammered silver with artist's oil paints; prussian blue and a touch of viridian. The color turned out pretty good! Now to see how it dries/cures. I might add a little more silver to lighten it up a bit.

 

[Erik S]

Tinted some of the hammered silver with artist's oil paints; prussian blue and a touch of viridian. The color turned out pretty good! Now to see how it dries/cures. I might add a little more silver to lighten it up a bit.

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That’s some excellent DIY shit right there.

 

[ragamuffin]

Added a little more silver and painted the enclosure last night; I think it turned out pretty damn good! It's not totally cured/hardened yet, but that seems to be in line with the instructions on the can that says 24 hours as it's only been like 12

 

[Erik S]

Added a little more silver and painted the enclosure last night; I think it turned out pretty damn good! It's not totally cured/hardened yet, but that seems to be in line with the instructions on the can that says 24 hours as it's only been like 12

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That came out great.

 

[ragamuffin]

That came out great.

Thanks! I'm really happy with it

 

[temol]

Let's hope that oil paint won't slow down drying time.

 

[ragamuffin]

Let's hope that oil paint won't slow down drying time.

I was a little worried about that, but it seems to be drying ok

 

[Johnnyorange500]

I use this blue Motiop from time to time. It's a nice color, but you have to be careful when applying - it can run. And once it dries, it chips quite easily, especially around the edges.

Totally agree! I used this for my zonk, the finish turned out great! But it does chip easy. Ended up giving a natural aged look which ended up looking pretty cool!

 

[Harry Klippton]

This is really cool. Good job trying an unconventional solution and figuring it out. I was fully expecting you to fumble this but it looks great. Kinda looks to me like it could be a little more blue even but I dig that grey blue as well

 

[ragamuffin]

This is really cool. Good job trying an unconventional solution and figuring it out. I was fully expecting you to fumble this but it looks great. Kinda looks to me like it could be a little more blue even but I dig that grey blue as well

Thanks! Yeah, it's a little light on the blue now; ideally I would have gotten something in between the first color and the new color, but I'm happy with it

 

[spi]

Tinted some of the hammered silver with artist's oil paints; prussian blue and a touch of viridian. The color turned out pretty good! Now to see how it dries/cures. I might add a little more silver to lighten it up a bit.

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so the base here is the brush-on rust-oleum hammered paint? does it adhere well to the enclosure surface?