How are you guys painting HAMMERITE onto MDF?!

[darthbane2k]

Im at the painting stage of my cab and have my MDF primer at hand.

However for the paint I bought a black satin finish - however I would ideally like some texture, maybe a hammered finish.

Many people on this board mentioned they rolled on Hammerite hammered finish paint on their MDF however can someone confirm that this actually works, as Hammerite is a paint for METAL.

[Minwah]

Yes it will work, as long as you have primed properly to seal the MDF.

FWIW I have used aerosol Hammerite smooth on MDF (among other things) and the finish is surprisingly good.

[darthbane2k]

Yes it will work, as long as you have primed properly to seal the MDF.

FWIW I have used aerosol Hammerite smooth on MDF (among other things) and the finish is surprisingly good.

hmmm.. given me food for thought...

Whats the avantages of using hammerite smooth? for strength? theres no texture right?

Also, could this work:
1st couple coats with satin black
last coat with hammerite textured in aerosol?

Or should I just scrap my satin paint and go hammerite all the way?

[Minwah]

Whats the avantages of using hammerite smooth? for strength? theres no texture right?

Just looks afaik.

Also, could this work:
1st couple coats with satin black
last coat with hammerite textured in aerosol?

That should work fine as long as they are similar based paints (try a small scrap piece first).  I would lightly sand between coats, particularly before applying the hammerite to give it a nice surface to adhere to.

[darthbane2k]

Whats the avantages of using hammerite smooth? for strength? theres no texture right?

Just looks afaik.

Also, could this work:
1st couple coats with satin black
last coat with hammerite textured in aerosol?

That should work fine as long as they are similar based paints (try a small scrap piece first).

[Minwah]

how long does this stuff take to dry per coat?

Dunno exactly...give it plenty of time (one day) if you're sanding it.

How many coats do you reccomend (seeing that it is tougher paint than normal)

Spray cans always give a thin paint finish, so treat it pretty much as normal.  Concentrate getting a good base (primer and satin) and you should only need 1 coat of hammerite.

I normally do around 3 coats of primer (sanding between as it roughens up), and then 2 layers of topcoat on MDF.

If you use the smooth topcoat in particular, make sure you use really fine sandpaper / wet & dry between coats, or 'scratch marks' might show through the top layer of paint.

[darthbane2k]

how long does this stuff take to dry per coat?

Dunno exactly...give it plenty of time (one day) if you're sanding it.

How many coats do you reccomend (seeing that it is tougher paint than normal)

Spray cans always give a thin paint finish, so treat it pretty much as normal.

[Minwah]

Not sure about sanding after priming though.. I actually want a textured finish.

Priming brings up little fibres in the MDF.  Believe me you will want to rub those off (it will look & feel like ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- otherwise).

The hammerite paint will give you a textured finish, not the wood.

[darthbane2k]

Not sure about sanding after priming though.. I actually want a textured finish.

Priming brings up little fibres in the MDF.

[SirPoonga]

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[darthbane2k]

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That finish looks sweeet on your cab!
Im definately going for this in Black.

Quick question - how many coats did you plop on?

How long does the paint take to dry?

[SirPoonga]

I don't recall the specifics.

It is Rustoleum Hammered paint
http://www.rustoleum.com/Product.asp?ddf=73&frm_product_id=21&SBL=1

I think 1 or 2 coats.  It goes on thick if you use roller.  They make a spray version which I used on the monitor.  The spray version's textures is not as granular.