Hammer enamel isquick-drying coating specially designed for a variety of aluminum and steel products. This name is due to its peculiar texture, which resembles the shock surface of an old instrument.
Hammer enamel made of special resins,aluminum paste and auxiliary additives that provide a unique hammer effect. The finished coating is characterized by resistance to high temperatures (up to +130 degrees Celsius) and various mechanical damage, as well as high impact resistance and excellent anti-corrosion properties.
Modern paints of this type have, asusually an alkyd-styrene base that allows them to completely dry in just a few hours. In addition, the hammer enamel may include a rust converter - an epoxy component, which allows to significantly simplify the process of preparing a particular surface before applying the color scheme. An unusual surface texture is created by adding a special chemical reagent to the paint.
The scope of this coating todayThe day is very extensive. Alkyd enamel is used for painting industrial equipment and household appliances, as well as for decorating office and home interiors in the style of hi-tech. Excellent effect gives the color of the composition of steel doors, a variety of forged products, fences, gates, heavy metal furniture. At the same time the structure can be used both in the open air, and indoors.
Hammer enamel is usually applied withpneumatic sprayer on a previously prepared surface, completely free from dirt and dust, degreased and coated with a primer. Coloring is carried out either in one, or in two layers. Xylene is used as a solvent for paints of this type. On average, enamel consumption with a single-layer coating is about 90–120 g / m².
To the undoubted advantages of alkyd paintThere is a good adhesion with bases of various types, high elasticity in combination with hardness, resistance to abrasion. In addition, hammer enamel is resistant to water, various atmospheric effects, solvents, acids and gasoline. However, at the same time, paints of this type are fire-hazardous, require storage in heated warehouses and are characterized by toxic effects on humans.
You can buy hammer enamel today either inspecialized online stores, or in the usual hardware stores and shopping centers offering various products for repairs. Manufacturing companies offer alkyd paints of various colors at prices ranging from two hundred to one thousand rubles per kilogram, depending on the brand and the volume to be purchased. All that is required of the buyer is to look in the catalog and select the most suitable color option.
