Cleaning Hammerite brushes
- Thread starter Big John
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gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Some very nasty chemicals do from distant memory, but it's very specific.
Tbh, we got to the stage where we'd just throw the brushes away, probably cheaper and more environmentally friendly
(We used to buy hammerite and zinc rich galvanising paint by the bucket load in a former workplace, like 6x 5ltrs at a time)
Tbh, we got to the stage where we'd just throw the brushes away, probably cheaper and more environmentally friendly
(We used to buy hammerite and zinc rich galvanising paint by the bucket load in a former workplace, like 6x 5ltrs at a time)
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Throw them away, too much hassle to clean.
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
Agree. Wrap in clingfilm overnight if you want to use again, then chuck ‘em when finished.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Fire will get the hammerite off, but it'll burn the bristles too so...
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
In my experience the most recent recipe Hammerite cleans up OK with white spirit, unlike the old stuff.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I do tend to put ruined brushes in the firewood pile. Better than landfill, maybe ?
Granted the old tyres incident might have been a mistake
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
3 for 99p brushes and discard after use
Profpointy
Legendary Member
I agree. But that said I do wash brushes if the paint is water based, like house paint, including, thankfully, modern woodwork paint.
If it needs industrial solvents to clean the brush, then I'd argue it's less bad to bin the brush
Just painted our garden tables and chairs with hammerite. Used white spirit, followed by hand soap and cleaned up over night, to finish the job the next day. But have since chucked the brush away.
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Big John
Legendary Member
Thanks everyone. I'll buy a pack of kids paint brushes and throw them away as I work through them. I've still got to buy the paint yet. I'm after hammered dark green to re-do what's already on the frame. It's lasted well but I do try and look after the bike. The old tin, which I kept 'airtight' for the last couple of years in the garage, has solidified. Bugger. Cheapest I can find it round these parts is £10 for a 250ml tin.
I bought the 750ml size for £19.99 from Amazon.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Nah I've got some 'Pro' level brushes* and rollers from my days in shopfitting and certainly wouldn't use them for Hammerite are they worth the cost, well you get a better finish and no bristle loss and 20 years after I bought them as good as new.
*Beechwood handles and real 'bristle' with stainless ferrule
sleuthey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
My whole bike frame is painted in it. Not joking. White spirit did the trick for me
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
Just remembered...
1980s, we were fabricating a frame for a market traders pitch, just a large welded 20x20 mild steel box section framework.
In my lack of wisdom thought I'd red oxide it first, do a good job.
Once I'd put the second coat on with hammerite, came back a short while later...I might as well have put paint stripper on the lot of it
Several hours of stripping it all back followed...
1980s, we were fabricating a frame for a market traders pitch, just a large welded 20x20 mild steel box section framework.
In my lack of wisdom thought I'd red oxide it first, do a good job.
Once I'd put the second coat on with hammerite, came back a short while later...I might as well have put paint stripper on the lot of it
Several hours of stripping it all back followed...
