Paint

[tim]

Is there a paint for a metal oil tank that is not Dark Blue, Dark Green, Dark Red or Black??

[tim]

[saddad]

Those are all my favourite "Hammerite" colours...  ;D

[Sholls]

I once got a panel beater to spray mine with car paint; in which case, the world is your lobster. ;)

[landimad]

Tim,

I used to use a paint called silverine in the Navy and that did look great in tanks. Shiny, brightest tanks around. I think that all the lottie neighbours would have to wear sunglasses after  you coat it with that. 8)

[Hyacinth]

There you go Tim....nice ideas for paint there, and here's one from me - get your artist daughter to do something, well, arty?, with some colours...

;D

[tim]

Good thoughts!

Was thinking of something 'Cotswoldy'. Do I have to use a 'metal'  paint?

Choose your picture Lishka. (Repeat, I know!!) Perhaps the Dulwich Roses ?
www.carolineelkington.net.

[Sholls]

Was thinking of something 'Cotswoldy'. Do I have to use a 'metal'  paint?

I've seen textured masonry paint used, that certainly comes in 'Cotswoldy' colours,  but I imagine there's a heck of a lot of prep work involved too get a decent finish.

[tim]

Yes - textured or smooth. But would it hang on to metal? With what prep?

[Sholls]

Just checked with my ex-neighbour, he did the following... Lightly sanded back the tank, to the point where the existing metal paint had lost it's gloss appearance, applied a Sandtex masonry primer & then added several coats of masonry paint.

I recall listening to him swear when he initially attempted the sanding; in the end he hired a sandblaster attachment for his pressure washer and got the job done in an afternoon.

If I'm honest, I was amazed how well it turned out, when I moved away three years later there was still no evidence of the paint peeling. (I've never looked in to how much these tanks expand and contract, but it's going to be significantly more than concrete/brick/stone, which was why I erred on the side of caution and used a paint designed for metal). 

[tim]

Good tips there!

[daxzen]

hammerite is useful for small items but has its own limitations and is prohibitively expensive

this is great stuff and can be obtained from pukka stockists like Travis Perkins and Dulux centres

http://www.blackfriar.co.uk/shop/Product.aspx?cId=89&pgId=77


dax

[SMP1704]

What about Dulux gloss paint?

With colour matching, you can have any colour you fancy

http://www.dulux.co.uk/products/info/tailor_made_colour_gloss.jsp

[tim]

Just been looking at that.

Strange that they only offer 1500 colours against 5ooo for other styles/

Not that I want 5000!