Paint layering question - color coat over hammered paint

[MayerMR]

Hey fellas,

I'm working on a project (restoring a vise that has been re-welded/repaired in the past) whereby I want to hide some imperfections in the item. It's a tool so I don't want to spend hours and hours refining the surface to make it perfect, but I would like it to look decent enough.

I ground down the ugly welds a little bit, then mixed up some JB Weld to use as a filler to further hide the bulging imperfections. I've sanded that down now and it does look much much better. I then put a filler primer down last night to prevent any rusting and to see how it brought out the imperfections - and there are some.

That said, I'd like to paint this vise a "verde green" color, but I'd also like to hide some of the imperfections but using a textured paint, like a hammered-type paint.

Long story short, the color I'd like isn't available in the hammered-type paints and I wanted to know if used a Hammered White or Hammered Silver to get the textured effect, then let it cure for a couple of weeks before going back over it with a green paint if I'd likely lose that hammered effect?

Thanks for your input fellas!

JB Weld filler sanded down - looks pretty decent, but not perfect.

The primer really highlights some of the filler areas - I can do some more sanding on the dynamic jaw area, but that was the area with the most welds post crack, so it's always going to bulge a little.

 

[kazlx]

Yes, it won't be very noticeable. The hammered paint has additives in it which cause the pigments to kind of stick to each other and collect giving the hammered look. If you want to, just skim it with a little body filler and paint it. It will still look good.

Or, internet to the rescue, you might have to pay a premium and wait a few days...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UE7MTW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[MayerMR]

Yes, it won't be very noticeable. The hammered paint has additives in it which cause the pigments to kind of stick to each other and collect giving the hammered look. If you want to, just skim it with a little body filler and paint it. It will still look good.

Or, internet to the rescue, you might have to pay a premium and wait a few days...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UE7MTW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Hey thanks for the quick reply; and you absolutely did find Verde green, which is what I said...but I realize now that I stated the wrong color...I was looking for a bit more a deep green look; my apologies.

So with that being said - you think I can spray a white/silver hammered paint, let cure, and then spritz it with the green color I want (regular-type paint) and still get that hammered-look effect but with my desired hue?

 

[kazlx]

You can give it a shot, but I think to get enough coverage on the green, it's going to negate a lot of the 'hammered'. You'd be better off putting in a little more body filler and just spraying it the color you want.

 

[MayerMR]

You can give it a shot, but I think to get enough coverage on the green, it's going to negate a lot of the 'hammered'. You'd be better off putting in a little more body filler and just spraying it the color you want.

Gotcha, I have a feeling you may be right.

ps, this is kind of the color I was thinking of:

 

[kazlx]

Just Find a scrap piece of metal and give it a test, or even a piece of your vise that would be easy to sand and re-paint.

Back when I was doing signs, I used a lot of hammered. It looks good, but you definitely need to lay it on thicker to get the hammered look to be more pronounced. Then, to come over with another color and get coverage I think you'll lose a lot of it. I think you'd be wasting your time if you just want it to hide some imperfections.

Seriously, just skim the thing with a fiberglass body filler and sand it and it will look stellar. It doesn't take much to get tools to look good.

 

[MayerMR]

Just Find a scrap piece of metal and give it a test, or even a piece of your vise that would be easy to sand and re-paint.

Back when I was doing signs, I used a lot of hammered. It looks good, but you definitely need to lay it on thicker to get the hammered look to be more pronounced. Then, to come over with another color and get coverage I think you'll lose a lot of it. I think you'd be wasting your time if you just want it to hide some imperfections.

Seriously, just skim the thing with a fiberglass body filler and sand it and it will look stellar. It doesn't take much to get tools to look good.

You make a strong point...I think I'll take your advice!