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Puma / Dorman 6LE / MacFarlane B46B / 110 kVA Generator Resurrection
awemawson:
NO! What is now sold as Hammerite is NOT the original formulation and is a shadow of the original product originally made by Finnigans Speciality Paint.
Like many products it's been 'dumbed down'
John Rudd:
We used Hammerite by the 5l tin when I was at ICI.....anything coming into the workshop for repair got a lick, along with an undercoat of Galvafroid.....Genkleen was the solvent of the day for cleaning up afterwards...
But like Andrew says, the latest Hammerite is not what it used to be.....( crap imho....)
timby:
--- Quote from: awemawson on October 07, 2019, 08:18:54 AM ---NO! What is now sold as Hammerite is NOT the original formulation and is a shadow of the original product originally made by Finnigans Speciality Paint.
Like many products it's been 'dumbed down'
--- End quote ---
Yes I expected a reply like that, I used to manufacture a product and I used gallons bought directly from Finnigans.
It was easy to spray as a one coat covering onto my welded product.
Finnigans used to say "do not spray below 50 degrees F" but it worked OK when it was near freezing point in my workshop.
hermetic:
well that looks 1000% better with a coat of paint Andrew!! Guy who used to spray for me in the "old days" used to carry a clean paintbrush in his pocket when spraying odd shaped machinery like this, and brush out any runs he got, so when you put on the next coat, they dissapear.
Phil.
awemawson:
It's certainly better Phil, just don't get close enough to see the detail :clap:
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