Hammertone Paint Options

[LG63]

I know this ground has probably been covered before but I didn’t find exactly what I was looking for when I searched. I have several metal cabinets and racks I’d like to paint with a hammertone type finish. I know Rustoleum is the name that usually comes up but it may not be an option because I can’t find quarts/gallons in my area and I’ve never been that impressed with their paint anyway. I’m looking for suggestions as to other possible products. Here is my wish list:

-Looking for a hammertone, peened, speckled, or spattered type finish. (Pick your adjective) Something that will cover flaws and have the illusion of texture
-I’m willing to spend the time to do good surface prep
-Must be able to apply with HVLP or conventional gun. I’m not interested in any other application method due to the number of pieces and configuration.
-Prefer a product that could be catalyzed with a hardener for a tough finish
-Color isn’t that critical, would go with bronze or gray/silver if available
-Naturally I’d like to have my cake and eat it too, I’m hoping to find something for less than$100 a gallon.

 

[HMCFab9]

Contact Sherwin Williams.
Used some from them many years ago on a drill press & it still looks good today.

 

[fullthrottle24]

Hammertone is still being made. I've seen it at ace hardware in quart as rust cap. Now company is part of kilz.

 

[csp]

That would be Hammerite, not hammertone.

 

[Mr onetwo]

Here is a link to the colors http://www.kilz.com/hammerite/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=abbfe31ef7ba0210VgnVCM1000008c05d103RCRD

 

[LG63]

Thanks for the suggestions. Once I got the spelling right on Hammerite I found the TCP Global website a good place to research the universe of paint.

 

[coupeute]

We used to call Hammertone, " English Epoxy " because it covered " a multitude of sins ".

 

[nine4gmc]

I just attempted a lamp resto using Rustoleum Hammertone and all the flat horizontal surfaces came out great, the vertical surfaces were either too light of a coat to form right or too heavy and ran. I had to sandblast it and redo twice before going with a metallic instead. Has anyone had good results with a hammertone finish all over?

 

[ilovevocs]

I just attempted a lamp resto using Rustoleum Hammertone and all the flat horizontal surfaces came out great, the vertical surfaces were either too light of a coat to form right or too heavy and ran. I had to sandblast it and redo twice before going with a metallic instead. Has anyone had good results with a hammertone finish all over?

Im not used to using spray paint and always get frustrated with the results. It has to be thin due to the lack of propulsion from the can. It tends to run, allot, or has a poor build, you seem to get to take your pick. That said i have been pushing through a few small projects with the Rustoleum Hammertone. I have found surface tempature to be key. The surface has to warm, like 72 degrees plus inorder to achieve the desired affect. I read some old posts where guys were using a heat gun or hair drying immeditaly following the paint application. I have found this helpful.

 

[HMCFab9]

I've sprayed rustoleum hammertone many times. The only way to make it look really good is to buy quarts & spray it with a spray gun.
A gun with a big spray tip (primer gun) gives the best hammered effect.
The spray cans don't give much of a hammered effect.

 

[Dustoff 35]

I used a short-nap / mohair type roller with the hammerite paint on my tooling cabinet drawer fronts and garage cabinet doors. The roller helps maintain the hammered texture. Two coats works best. Try to keep whatever you are painting flat so that it doesn't run.

 

[Gregger Rod & Custom]

I had trouble getting the exact color I was looking for. When I found a store that handles a brand of hammer tone paint (but not my color) I asked them to look up my color to see if it was available.... and was told no by everybody.

Well.... They were all wrong.

I googled the manufacturer and discovered a huge variety of colors were available in both quarts & cans. So I asked them to recommend a retailer who handled the colors I wanted and got a list.

When I found there were none in my area, I simply selected a larger store and bought it on line. After shipping it was cheaper than buying the wroing color from my local guy.

Give it a go,

Gregger

PS: One of the manufacturers calls it Hammered tone (not hammer tone) so try that when you google it.

 

[HemiRambler]

I second the Sherwin Williams option. They sell it (or did a couple years back when I bought several gallons) under the name "Dimenso". As I recall it was DIRT cheap when we bought it by the gallon from their Industrial Paints Division.

 

[LG63]

I second the Sherwin Williams option. They sell it (or did a couple years back when I bought several gallons) under the name "Dimenso". As I recall it was DIRT cheap when we bought it by the gallon from their Industrial Paints Division.

Interesting, I wonder if this is what Wilton uses, the picture here:
http://oem.sherwin-williams.com/mx/eng/oem/products/dimenso_onecoat_enamel/?referringCategory=categories/metalplastic/finishes/#msds-and-data-sheets
sure looks like Wilton blue.
It's amazing what I learn here, I've added the word "opalescent" to my vocabulary.

 

[Lito]

I had trouble getting the exact color I was looking for. When I found a store that handles a brand of hammer tone paint (but not my color) I asked them to look up my color to see if it was available.... and was told no by everybody.

Well.... They were all wrong.

Hey Gregger,

Also in Calgary, just finished up an exhaustive web search and phoned 13(!) companies trying to find Hammertone/ an alternate to Tremclad hammer tone quarts and the ol Spray Bombs (Rustoleum/Tremclad/Kilz) paint to no avail.

Can you let me know where you got it?

MUCH obliged. Lito

 

[jim]

have been restoring a old craftsman box and tried the rustoleum hammertone spray out of a can and did not like the results. sanded it down slightly and put the paint on with a 2 inch foam roller out of a qt can. still the hammertone looked uneven. went to a 6 inch foam roller and the results were better. i guess it will have to do. any suggestions would be helpful. jim

 

[PFSard]

Hey Gregger,

Also in Calgary, just finished up an exhaustive web search and phoned 13(!) companies trying to find Hammertone/ an alternate to Tremclad hammer tone quarts and the ol Spray Bombs (Rustoleum/Tremclad/Kilz) paint to no avail.

Can you let me know where you got it?

MUCH obliged. Lito

You may want to PM him. He hasn't been on GJ since early June, according to his Profile page.

 

[justin1795]

we did our heater covers and turned out ok. runs show up easily

 

[Lito]

You may want to PM him. He hasn't been on GJ since early June, according to his Profile page.

Thanks PFSard - appreciate the heads up

 

[Lito]

I sprayed Tremclad Hammertone Grey after trying out a spraycan of Rustoleum Silver. The Silver was ok.

The Grey was much better. I tried every pressure from 30-60psi with a 2.3 tip, and thinned with lacquer thinner at a ratio of approx 3:1

The best results were from spraying heavily, showed the tone really nicely. But I am unsatisfied as a whole. I sprayed on nicely sanded bedlined wood, and this was my first spray job.

I'll be getting Rustoleum Hammered finish next, and thin it according to manufacturers recommendation (Xylene at 15%). Will give an update if there's interest.

 

[Junk Scout]

Rustoleum hammered silver applied with a small roller. Cleaned up the old paint & rust with a wire wheel, wiped down, & applied 2 coats 30 min apart. Works well.

 

[Lito]

I used Rustoleum thinned with Xylene to 50% (1:1)

Went on pretty great, but after sitting out in the hot sun for two days, its still very very soft. I pulled on the piece I was working, and the paint pulled together like it was orange peel. Ugly.

True to form, this stuff takes a long time to harden up. Word to the wise!

 

[Lito]

After spraying three quarts with varying volumes of Xylene, I thought to make an entry to the log here to help those who will search on it in the future.

I got best results at about 1:3 (Xylene: Rustoleum/Tremclad hammertone). At 1:1 (just a smidge over what the can recommended) the stuff slowly dissolved my bondo/woodfiller work. I was using this on plywood that I had worked up nicely.

This resulted in orange peel, and large ugly bubbles. It also takes a hugely long time to dry. Its been a week now, and still setting up. I can easily mark my finger nail into the paint and it will slowly "heal".

At 1:3, the paint hardened considerably quicker and gave a much nicer hammered tone. Quite beautiful really.

Lastly, black is not black: its a gunmetal grey. The charcoal grey is akin to brown grey. More brown than grey.