No.1 Rust Beater
Preparation
- Remove loose rust, scale and paint by wire brushing or rubbing down with coarse abrasive paper.
- Abrade clean steel with emery paper to provide a key.
- Degrease where necessary with white spirit, rinse with clean water and allow time to dry.
Do not use or store in extremes of temperature. Special precautions should be taken to avoid inhalation of dust during surface preparation of pre-1960's paint surfaces over as they may contain harmful lead.
Application
- Ideal application temperature is 8 to 25degC.
- Stir paint thoroughly before use.
- By brush: apply 2 coats, allowing 6 hours between coats. Ensure corners and edges are well covered. Apply topcoat after 6 hours.
- By roller: apply 2 thick coats. Thin with Hammerite Brush Cleaner & Thinners at 9 parts paint to 1 part thinners. Brush in edges first before using roller.
- A suitable Hammerite topcoat/paint system must be applied after a minimum of 6 hours. For best results allow 24 hours.
Touch dry in 2 hours, recoat after 6 hours.
Cleaning & Storage
After use, remove as much paint as possible from brushes before cleaning with Hammerite Brush Cleaner & Thinners or white spirit.
Do not empty paint into drains or watercourses
