Best paint for bare metal?

[SirDick Diodenob esquire]

Thanks Drains , the John Deere green is the right colour and the farm hardware shop had it in stock .

 

[langy]

I like to use the Lechlar Green TI 5-1 hi build but most good paint manufactorers have good ones these days, i've heard good reports on the Max Meyer primers but i just stick to lechlar as i've never had any problems with it.

I agree with you about epoxy. I see it as a near-miracle substance. I look forward to obtaining some of the specific branded epoxy primer mentioned in the other thread. Which specific hi build primer would you suggest?

As for the flexibility of epoxy, I have the opposite problem! My epoxy resin and hardener are a few years' old and no longer seem to fully harden, which may be good for some paint finishes but not when you're trying to build a rigid structure. My first attempt at using epoxy resin in conjunction with carbon fibre fabric can be seen in my blog (address below). The ring didn't break but it went closer to an oval than a circle. Perhaps you can buy additives which 'degrade' new epoxy to a similar extent.

 

[Drains]

Thanks Drains , the John Deere green is the right colour and the farm hardware shop had it in stock .

Another satisfied customer. Invoice in the post