Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Has anyone put Hammerite over wood? And if so, how did it turn out? I think the hammered finish would look good on the outside of my camper "The Spartan". They have a deep red color that I think would look good on the walls. Black for the roof and maybe paint the frame in gold. What do you think? If not any other ideas for a similar type of finish.

i think you would need to seal the livin' bejeepers out of the wood to get the 'hammered' finish to look like more than just paint.

and you may want to rethink black - note all the safari rover & cruisers have a white roof. solar gain cooks.

I looked at the Hammerite website and it seems you can paint almost anything with it as long as you do the right prep work under it. Here's what they say:

Bare Wood: - Apply a water based acrylic wood primer before applying Hammerite Hammered Finish.
Painted wood: - Abrade the painted surface to provide a mechanical key.
- Wash down thoroughly with diluted detergent to remove contaminants.
- Rinse with clean water.
- Allow to dry.

That's all there is to it. I think the hammered finish will look cool

Hmm, I'm tempted to give this a go as well. My trailer frame already has the hammered finish so maybe carry it on to the rest of it in a silver.

Cheers
Steve

I would do a test board first ( a scrap piece of ply). This way you can tell how it would apply, plus if you like the look.

and you may want to rethink black - note all the safari rover & cruisers have a white roof. solar gain cooks.

yea, I was talking to a friend and he brought up the same point, he sugested white or silver. I thinkeither of those would go ok with my paint ideas.

I would do a test board first ( a scrap piece of ply). This way you can tell how it would apply, plus if you like the look.

I was kind of planing on doing this, I have a friend who sells paint,he said hecan get me some sample paint on the cheap/free.
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I know EXACTLY what you mean!!

A design for a dust collector from wood magazine used Hammerite to give a metal finish look to the wood frame, I think. If not Hammerite, it was something like it. Like Steve Cox said (and the website), proper surface prep.

I've used Hammerite on several pieces of wood furniture for indoor use with great success.

Hi

Have to agree with Pathdoc, I've used Hammerite on wooden furniture, both indoor and outdoor. It keys well to wood if sanded and dust free and is very weather resistant.

Best of luck.

IanJ

I also have used Hammerite paint on some wood sound system road cases and it looks good and holds up well. Good Luck.

Walt

One of my jobs in the before days, I worked in the body shop for the public transportation system of a large city that will remain un-named. OK.....It was Buffalo, NY. I was one of three painters spraying all the buses and vehicles. In our spare time, we experimented with all the paints. To get the desired effect from Hammerite on wood, the surface has to be sealed very very well, almost slick. Otherwise it just looked like silver grey paint. The best way to make it happen is a good base coat of a neutral color.

If your going to spray it, give the gun a good swirl every so often to keep the thinner mixed with the paint. It doesn't actually separate, it just makes the ripple effect work better.

Whe I talked to a boatbuilder a short time ago, he told me to put some epoxy-primer first on the wood, than epoxy with harder, than glassfiber with a finishing epoxy shell and at least the hamerrite, with built-in UV-filter. So that's what I'm going to do. For the costs it will be about 250 EURO's and than the cost of the Hamerrite.