On May 14, 9:55*pm, "Derek"
wrote:
"Cat(h)" wrote in message

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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)

You might try Plasti-Kote I'm warming to the stuff. I've been using
it for a little over 12 months and I haven't seen any rust penetration
on tools and outside jobs I've sprayed if you fish around its cheaper
than hammerite I got mine from a Paintmaster Store IIRC £3 for
400ml
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Thanks Derek (and Sacha and Mike) for some good suggestions and tips.
I'll have lovely spray plastikoted glossy black wee tables (probably
cast alu) by the end of the week end :-)

Cat(h)