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Posted by Don Furr (Member # 1469) on 02-11-2009, 03:59 PM:

Can anyone tell me how to go about buying paint to match Century gray?

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 02-11-2009, 04:13 PM:

Hammertone, wrinkle, or smooth?

Krylon Spaycan, Compressed-air paint gun, or Paint brush? [Razz]

Is THIS where I post my "I LUV my evil self" link?...huh? [Wink]

(Sorry Don, my good bud...I couldn't resist! ) [Smile]

Posted by Don Furr (Member # 1469) on 02-11-2009, 05:18 PM:

Ha Ha Phil I'll take any of the above!!! [Razz]

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 02-11-2009, 05:49 PM:

If you are looking for powder coat, we have a near match to Strong's grey. Ours has a bit less black in it but texture and "greyness" are very close.

Seriously, the older paints varied over the years. "French Grey" is close. Louis

Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 02-11-2009, 08:05 PM:

Didn't think it was worth starting a new thread over, but can anyone tell me how a hammertone finish is achieved?

Posted by Dave Macaulay (Member # 813) on 02-11-2009, 09:18 PM:

with a hammer?
seriously, it seems to be some sectret held by the paint wizards. The pigment particles in the paint don't stay homogenous - they form the pattern and then the solvent dries off leaving the hammertone effect. I've heard that you can get some spray paints to "hammertone" by spraying WD-40 lightly over the still-wet paint (never tried)
It may be something like the mystery of miso soup?

Posted by Louis Bornwasser (Member # 3063) on 02-11-2009, 09:38 PM:

Before the EPA got them canned, you could buy paint with hammertone, or many other textures. Not so now, but it definately was the paint itself, not a technique.

Same way with powder coat, it is made to do that! Louis

Posted by Robert Minichino (Member # 3495) on 02-11-2009, 10:34 PM:

You can still buy at least some kinds of hammertone paint. I just bought a can of Rustoleum "Hammered" paint last week.

The effect is somewhat similar to what you get when you paint over a surface that's contaminated with silicone, so maybe that's a clue as to how the hammered paint works.

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 02-12-2009, 10:04 AM:

Hammertone paint had a solvent in it that dried at a different rate causing the pigment to migrate
Tremclad and CIL still have it available here
There used to be a wrinkle paint finish in a can and that has not been available for a while

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 02-12-2009, 10:47 AM:

I believe Eastwood (the car folks) still have black wrinkle finish paint.

Posted by Robert Minichino (Member # 3495) on 02-12-2009, 10:48 AM:

Yup, and Plastidip makes black wrinkle paint too. The wrinkle works much better if you heat or bake it.