painting stainless !!

[tim2658]

i know this might sound a mad thing to do, but i just got hold of an a frame for my avon but it is a bit of a mess,its had a couple of repairs which have been done lovely but have gone rusty and the rest is well scratched up and i think it would look smart in black has anyone ever painted stainless and will the paint hold ok ,but apart from all this it was a bargin price of £50 so cant moan

[chewy]

You could get it powder coated?

[Downhilldai]

Or you could polish it back to a nice shiny finish.

[jwalker]

Or you could go to B&Q and buy a tin of International's satin black. If you need larger quantities, get one tin of gloss and one of matt and mix em.
It is paint so it'll wear through if something rubs on it eg. A mooring line.

[Nos4r2]

Repolishing it is probably a better idea-even powder coating comes off without much use.

[jwalker]

Yeh but don't underestimate paint. All my stainless is painted with satin black. It's been there for more than four years and much of it is actually in the sea. It's not needed a repaint yet. Preparation was a good wipe down with thinners and then no handling before the paint went on.

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Yeh but don't underestimate paint. All my stainless is painted with satin black. It's been there for more than four years and much of it is actually in the sea. It's not needed a repaint yet. Preparation was a good wipe down with thinners and then no handling before the paint went on.

That's quite impressive.

[Chris]

If you key the stainless by taking off the shine with some wire wool or course sandpaper that would help the paint stick.

[chewy]

Just don't use mild steel wire wool!

[tim2658]

cheers guys thats very helpful i will go and fit it all on this morning and have a look, cheers tim