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I'd never heard of Canbrush till recently, and then I hooked on to it because it was described as "petrol-resistant", so I bought a can of their metal primer (sort of oxide red) for a non-radio application (lawn mower).

I cannot yet say much about the petrol-resisting side of it, but I will say that I have never  found an aerosol spray can so easy to use and get a really good finish. It seems remarkably run-resistant and self-levelling and seems to produce what I think is called a high-build (thick ?) coating. It's also very quick to dry, but I did leave it in the airing cupboard overnight because, as with all paints, drying and curing  are not the same thing   .

Prices on the internet seem to range from about £6 to £20 for a 400ml can - got mine on ebay at the lowest end of that range. There is not much technical backup for it on the net - it is apparently made in Malyasia.

Still at the bottom of the learning curve with it, but very impressed so far.

C

High build primer is far easier to use than gloss/final coat as is matt fnish paint.

Andy.

Used the mower today; the primer paint is "resistant" to petrol , i.e. did not peel off, but it did stain.

I've just obtained some Canbrush Post Office Red top coat, so it will be interesting to see how that compares, during spraying, to the primer.

I just love having my old Suffolk Punch mower "looking nice" for the summer  .

I think you're right about high build primer being easier to use Andy. I did the top coat this evening, and it went OK, but I had the sense that it was less forgiving. For £6 a can though, I have a positive feel about Canbrush; I've certainly used worse. 

I've never used a high build primer before, in fact, the anti-rust primers I've used before (like David's 182) were extremely 'low build', giving the feel that it was mostly solvent and precious little pigment.

C

(05-03-2020, 05:21 PM)Cleggy Wrote: [ -> ]k to dry, but I did leave  it in the airing cupboard overnight because, as with all pai

C

By 'eck Cleggy you got away with putting your lawnmower in the airing cupboard?  Sam.

Truly petrol resistant paint is hard to find in my book, I sprayed a motorbike tank, took me weeks to get right, arm nearly out it's socket from sanding, finished with three coats of petrol resistant lacquer, first fill up dribbled a bit on tank, paint job turned to rat sh*t. Didn't have the heart to take it off and start again so just painted with hammerite or whatever.

I'll keep an eye for this Candy stuff, getting a good paint finish with spray cans is possible, but there's an art to it, and as you've noticed, some sprays are better than others.

Andy.