Hammerite

[exlkrs]

Mixing Hammerite to be exact. I want to mix black and red to make Maroon. Anyone tried. Their website says don't mix it. That said, it's not clear - does it mean don't mix it with other stuff? (Fair enough), or don't mix it with itself?

[Dave the rave]

Obviously they don't do Maroon then, as it would have been on their website. I'm surprised actually. To answer your question, I can't see a problem mixing two Hammerites. Unless it's something to do with the colouring pigments....or whatever it is that's used to obtain the colour. ( I'd go for the smooth version, I think it looks much better ).

[Keith Bennett]

When mixing colours, always add the darker pigment to the lighter one - you'll use gallons unnecessarily if you try lightening black paint! And try to keep a note of roughly what proportions went into the mix just in case you need to match the colour at a future date.

[Stoney13]

yes you can mix hammerite colours amd if you are spraying it mix it 50/50 with cellulose thinners, you can also wash every thing out with cellly thinners

[Keith Bennett]

But really only in a well-ventilated area.