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darksol

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What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« on: October 02, 2006, 09:57:41 PM »
I went up to playitagain sports and bought about 200 pounds of 10 lbs standard plates for dumbell workouts at home. except they didnt' have them all in the same color, so some are black and some are grey.  ( at 39 cents a pound I am not complaining ) I want to clean them up and paint them so they all match.  I don't want paint chipping off.  What kind of paint should I use?  How Many Coats?  I was thinking of something black and glossy. 
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2006, 10:25:26 PM »
go with an exterior oil based paint, not latex.

oil based will adhere better.

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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2006, 10:27:01 PM »
Quote from: Dball on October 02, 2006, 10:25:26 PM
go with an exterior oil based paint, not latex.

oil based will adhere better.


yup, and if you can bake that shit on! My friend tried it in an old shitty oven and it really worked, the paint is still on and that was along time ago...i was just afraid we were going to start a fire but he didn't care.
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2006, 03:02:23 PM »
why not just leave them different colors? ::)
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2006, 08:45:52 AM »
Quote from: WOOO on October 03, 2006, 03:02:23 PM
why not just leave them different colors? ::)

I agree, we're building bodies here, not attractive home decor....
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2006, 10:58:21 AM »
i think there is an oil based rustolieum enamel piant.  Shoud work for you.  Personally i woudltn mess with it though. 
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2006, 02:21:07 AM »
Some of them the paint is coming off, and I don't want the iron to leave orange crap all over my carpet.  Just trying to find the best way to seal them up, and make them look nice at the same time. 
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2006, 12:41:17 PM »
find the rust oleum enamel paint.  it should work.  make sure to clean the weights and sand them
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2006, 03:11:57 PM »
Quote from: Migs on October 05, 2006, 12:41:17 PM
find the rust oleum enamel paint.  it should work.  make sure to clean the weights and sand them

sand em!!!
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Re: What kind of paint to paint your iron?
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2006, 12:21:56 AM »
thanks for the advice all, It will be my weekend project.  I will take pictures for the site so others can benefit
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