Paint steel chassis with the "aluminum paint" used on wire fence?

vax9000 · 22nd July 2006, 07:16 PM

I am thinking about painting my steel chassis with the paint that people usually use to paint their wire fense, to give it an aluminum look. Is it a good idea? How does it resist heat? Does it look good? Your comments please.

poobah · 22nd July 2006, 07:18 PM

Don't know about that. Do you know about "hammertone" paints? They have an interesting and old-timey look to them.

Sherman · 23rd July 2006, 02:14 AM

I've used something called 'Appliance Epoxy' on power transformers. It is a spray paint I found at the local home store. It seems very heat resistant, comes in several metallic colors and seems to always go on smooth. Another big plus is that it dries in about 3 minutes!

22nd July 2006, 07:16 PM	#1
vax9000 diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cleveland	Paint steel chassis with the "aluminum paint" used on wire fence? I am thinking about painting my steel chassis with the paint that people usually use to paint their wire fense, to give it an aluminum look. Is it a good idea? How does it resist heat? Does it look good? Your comments please.

23rd July 2006, 02:14 AM	#3
Sherman diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago area	I've used something called 'Appliance Epoxy' on power transformers. It is a spray paint I found at the local home store. It seems very heat resistant, comes in several metallic colors and seems to always go on smooth. Another big plus is that it dries in about 3 minutes! __________________ Sherman ---------- Don't believe everything you think.

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22nd July 2006, 07:18 PM	#2
poobah diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Don't know about that. Do you know about "hammertone" paints? They have an interesting and old-timey look to them.

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