:-)
That was a pretty bold thing for the chap to say, Jim! They don’t hold back in
your neck of the woods . . .
I use Hammerite matt black on our gates; it is supposed to fend off rust with
no other treatment.
Chris
> On 18 Sep 2016, at 17:31, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> In the past, when my sons and I were painting these railings, I tried to find
> a flat black paint for that purpose. This time, I left it to the contractor
> to choose the paint, and it is shiny, but that seems to be the pattern in the
> neighborhood. Perhaps flat black is now passe. But, as Mark, the contractor
> commented, with a coat of Rust-Oleum iron oxide primer and another or their
> professional grade enamel, I won't need to deal with it before " I join the
> angels". I like his character assessment. :-)
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