Hi all,

Generally Hammertone paints are applied far thicker to obtain a good gloss finish and were used to pretty up rough casting finishes without much surface rework prior to painting, thus it was used on workshop machinery items where components were made of cast iron etc. like lathes and drill presses. Lawnmowers that were made of cast alloy were prime candidates for this type of paint, thus why it was used on so many early Victa bases around the VC-125 ~ 160 timeline and Scott Bonnar where there was quite a bit of external welding that was visible and looked much better when basically bogged up with a thick coating of glossy paint.

Generally a high temp baking oven is used to cure out as much as possible but remember there is a silicon content within and this will keep the paint somewhat soft for quite some time after the curing process has long been completed.

Cheers,
BB.

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