At 05:43 PM 1/17/2009, old dirtbeard wrote:
>I have a steel outdoor gate across my drive that needs painting. I don't know
>if a rattle can would suffice or should I sand, prime and brush it, etc. It
>has some light rust:
>I have a compressor and paint guns if that makes more sense. I just
don't want
>to turn it into a bigger job than it needs to be.
>I also would like to know what brand paint you might recommend. Thanks in
>advance for any recommendations.
Doug,
From the pictures, it looks like the original paint is pretty
oxidized. I would think
that you'd want to really rough it up to give the new paint something
to stick to.
If not, I think the new paint won't stick very well.
As to how you apply the paint, a brush will give you a thicker coat, which for
an outdoor application like this might be better.
As to the paint, I think I'd use something like Rust-o-lieum or one
of those types
of paint. They are designed for metal, covering some rust, and outdoor uses.
John
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