I've used this on many of my jobs for years now as it has never let me down. It is touch dry in an hour and supposed to last for up to 5 years. This is a great paint for your exterior paint work and it's easy to apply. I usually use it for old cast iron down pipes and railings, however, you can use it for lots of different metal objects. Apparently you can use it for certain woods and plastics, however, I've only ever used it once on some plastic pipes. The results were good, however, I'm not sure how long it will last.

I once used hammerite on some galvanised beams, however, as they had never been painted before I primed them with special water based hammerite primer. You can use this primer on Stainless steel and other non-ferrous surfaces such as brass aluminium and copper. Always degrease the surface first.

Bare metals need priming. I always prepare the metal before priming with one of the two primers special metal primer (for non-ferrous metals) this comes in a red or light grey colour, or hammerite red oxide for bare iron and steel. If the metal has already been painted I spot prime it, this is where you can just touch up the bare bits and then go over all the metal with the finish coat.

The top coat comes in all different colours such as dark blue, black, white, dark green, copper, red and silver. It also comes in different finishes such as smooth, mat and hammered finish. Hammerite comes in different sizes from 500ml up to 5L. It also comes in a handy 400ml spray can which is great for giving a nice even coat, especially to things like wire work, however, you must be careful not to over spray.

When cleaning out your equipment (if you have expensive brushes or want to use the brush again) I would recommend buying the hammerite thinners as other types of thinners will not clean out the paint from your brushes.

The paint I would say is quite expensive, however, it is reasonable for the amount of time it's going to last. Prices start from around £6 for a 250ml tin going up to around £60 for 5L.