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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:

--- Quote from: Minwah on August 30, 2005, 06:22:54 am ---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.

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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:

--- Quote from: darthbane2k on August 30, 2005, 06:30:33 am ---Whats the avantages of using hammerite smooth? for strength? theres no texture right?

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Just looks afaik.


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

--- End quote ---

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:

--- Quote from: Minwah on August 30, 2005, 06:40:57 am ---
--- Quote from: darthbane2k on August 30, 2005, 06:30:33 am ---Whats the avantages of using hammerite smooth? for strength? theres no texture right?

--- End quote ---

Just looks afaik.


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

--- End quote ---

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

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