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Painting metal swingers... what do you use?

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avator:
I have several 1'x3'x2mm high strength steel blanks (about 30 or so ) that we stamped auto parts from when I was in the auto stamping industry. I hook up my air compressor and paint sprayer and use diluted latex paint and paint both sides of all of them in one session. I'll hit my flippers while I'm at it.
Then I just spray warm water through my sprayer to clean it out. I can get 3 gallons out of one gallon of exterior latex house paint.
I am always looking for light color 'oops' paint when at Lowes or Walmart. These are mistakes made by rookie mixers and customers refused. They are usually half price or less.
For quick flipper painting I just use cheap Dollar Store rattle cans.

Brazos:
One thing I do is when I finish a can of spray paint and the nozzle is still good I pull it off and save it for then next can of spray paint that decides to clog up.

Spacebus:

--- Quote from: Firewalker on February 15, 2023, 08:41:18 AM ---I'm a different cat altogether, I use Titanium Dioxide mixed with mineral oil to cover my steel targets, it remains 'wet' and can simply be brushed back over the hits.

Non-toxic, low cost in comparison to spray paint and lasts a very long time. Bell targets are often coated with this.

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Recent studies indicate that TiO2 might not be so safe for the environment or humans. In your limited use it's probably fine, just don't use it as lotion or put it all over your yard 😂

Firewalker:

--- Quote from: Spacebus on February 17, 2023, 07:01:29 AM ---
--- Quote from: Firewalker on February 15, 2023, 08:41:18 AM ---I'm a different cat altogether, I use Titanium Dioxide mixed with mineral oil to cover my steel targets, it remains 'wet' and can simply be brushed back over the hits.

Non-toxic, low cost in comparison to spray paint and lasts a very long time. Bell targets are often coated with this.

--- End quote ---

Recent studies indicate that TiO2 might not be so safe for the environment or humans. In your limited use it's probably fine, just don't use it as lotion or put it all over your yard 😂

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Meh, 9 million tons of it is made annually, its used in 2/3 of all pigments and is still used in food in all but the EU currently.

desmobob:

--- Quote from: Spacebus on February 17, 2023, 07:01:29 AM ---
Recent studies indicate that TiO2 might not be so safe for the environment or humans. In your limited use it's probably fine, just don't use it as lotion...

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If you're using soap that's white, you are likely using all over your body every day!  The stuff is everywhere.  I'm not saying it's not somehow unsafe; just that it's ubiquitous.

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