Aye Steve,
Sprayed a Beetle with the stuff in the early 80's, garage doors shut to keep the midges out; not a good idea!
My heed was like a large wardrobe for half the day and I had to lie down for a wee sleep. Went back and completed the job, with the doors wide open, drinking milk and it wasn't so bad, but still a bit of a thick heed.
As for the finish, the water beaded off for the first 18 months and then gradually became patchier as the years went by. Evetually, the Beetle was written off by an inconsiderate day tripper from Dundee, long story. I was fined and given penalty points, due to Scot's Law precedent from 1948!
I parted with the car to a local garage for 'restoration' and it has sat beside a house in the town till now, with not much 'restoration', but the Hammerite still doesn't look bad from the road.
It appears, the manufacturer (ICI), legally
must now use a different formulation!
Model Engineer Forum:
Model_Engineer_Forum for some craic.
Old MSDS database for the "Real McCoy" formulation:
MSDS_Hammerite_pre 2007_formulationNew SDS supplied by Dulux, data supplied by ICI Paints Akzo Nobel, the makers of Hammerite now:
ICI_Paints_Akzo_Nobel_Hammerite_Post 2007Now that should keep the old heed well spaced for a few minutes while you digest the formulations!!
My brain, Bill
