On May 14, 5:12*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 14/5/08 16:56, in article
, "Cat(h)"

wrote:
I have just bought two little cast iron tables which will live outside
in a sun trap beside a teak bench. *The two tables (coffee mug/wine
glass size) are the wrong colour, painted in a sort of chalky white
which rubs off slightly, and I am planning on painting them glossy
black with an anti-rust specialised paint. *I am just wondering if
people here might have any wisdom as to what preparation I need to do
(beyond usual pre-painting sanding and wiping down), whether it's best
to use distinct anti rust, then special enamel type paint, and
generally what is the best I can do to keep them in good nick outdoors
in all weather? *They're small, so repainting every so often is not an
issue, but I don't want rust stains on clothes after only a few weeks!
Any wisdom much appreciated.

Cat(h)

We had ours repainted using that car touch up paint you can buy in spray
cans. *The chap who did it, did all the prep, painted them, then left them
to dry off for a few days before we used them. *Buy a small tarp from e.g.
Homebase and cover them with that in winter or wet weather, or bring them
indoors and use them as occasional tables or little bedside tables/corner of
a bathroom/ in winter. *Or of course, put them in a dry shed. *;-)

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Hmm. Spraypaint sounds like a good (and slightly more painless) idea
- and of course, storing them away in a dry place is easy because they
are only small.
Also, Mike might have a point as to the actual metal they are made of.
I will enquire from the store I bought them in. They were selling
genuine cast iron stuff, most of it outside, some of it
extraordinarily rusty, and weighing tonnes! I was thinking to myself
that my wee tables, while a quite acceptable and nicely stable weight
(they don't wobble at all), were not proportionally as heavy as some
of the other stuff, nor quite so rusty.

Cat(h)