Cheshire cat Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hi, I've got a few Avery 25 Kg weights I use for ballast. I have one or two spare ones so I thought I'd clean them up and see what they look like as ornaments. They've come up well but I wanted to paint them to stop them rusting. My question is what with? Hammerite will look wrong. I was thinking possibly stove paint but what would they have been protected with originally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 I primed mine and then gave them a couple of coats of left over floor paint. Not too glossy, no issues.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 You realise I imagine, that they a worth about £25 each? So flogging a few would raise some cash should you be so inclined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 The question is, is my ballast worth more than the rest of my boat? I don't paint them, I keep them in Waitrose large size self-sealing bags which my size of weight fits exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Why bother? I find the patina quite attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, koukouvagia said: Why bother? I find the patina quite attractive. I experience the same, when I look in a mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_fincher Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mike the Boilerman said: I experience the same, when I look in a mirror. Yep, Like you, I find a mirror with quite a lot of patina on it enhances the experience of looking in to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 8 minutes ago, koukouvagia said: Why bother? I find the patina quite attractive. They go rusty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Just now, Richard10002 said: They go rusty? The one in the photo seems to be avoiding rusting quite successfully! But then I suppose being metric, it is probably only about 50 years old, or less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Get some Camelia oil (Axminster Tools) and wipe it over them lightly. At the same time do all your chisels, screwdrivers, planes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, WotEver said: Get some Camelia oil (Axminster Tools) and wipe it over them lightly. At the same time do all your chisels, screwdrivers, planes... Won't prince Charles have something to say about that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Tee Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 For the ones I used as ballast trim, I painted with Hammerite Smooth, then glued a rectangle of carpet tile to the bottom to save scratching the engine room floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
system 4-50 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 2 hours ago, NB Esk said: Won't prince Charles have something to say about that? no, he gets the butler to apply the oil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Schweizer Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 4 hours ago, WotEver said: Get some Camelia oil (Axminster Tools) and wipe it over them lightly. At the same time do all your chisels, screwdrivers, planes... I use Renaissance Wax which I buy from from Yandles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 Auto brake caliper paint sticks well without primer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 A few ideas there. Yes, I know they change hands for significant money these days. I struck lucky on Ebay, turned up to collect and the seller had a second and third set so I bought them all for scrap price. They counterbalance the stove, calorifier etc on the boat nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire cat Posted November 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: The one in the photo seems to be avoiding rusting quite successfully! But then I suppose being metric, it is probably only about 50 years old, or less. They were in use by a weights and measures dept or whatever they are called these days. Taken out of use relatively recently allegedly because lifting 25Kg is a health and safety issue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewIC Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 If they were long weights then I'd suggest tartan paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, AndrewIC said: If they were long weights then I'd suggest tartan paint. And store them on sky hooks. Edited November 19, 2018 by WotEver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starman Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Cheshire cat said: They were in use by a weights and measures dept or whatever they are called these days. Taken out of use relatively recently allegedly because lifting 25Kg is a health and safety issue! You can say that again! I just hauled about twenty 56lb weights out of our boat (and will be selling some - hint, hint). Plus several hernia inducing ingots of pig iron and some bloody great lumps of concrete kerbstones.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard10002 Posted November 19, 2018 Report Share Posted November 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: The one in the photo seems to be avoiding rusting quite successfully! But then I suppose being metric, it is probably only about 50 years old, or less. I’ve got 3 or 4 that are going rusty on deck. Planning to get round to painting them in due course, and like the carpet on the bottom idea... ooh err missus! im planning on Craftmaster primer, undercoat, and bilge paint... light grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav and Pen Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Spray them with wd40 and wipe excess off. I spray it over the wood burner every year when it’s out of use in the spring as advised by the installer and it’s in great condition after 8 years. when we were carrying house coal and bagging it up the weights were 56lbs we couldn’t lift hundredweight sacks out of the boat without serious damage to the back. Avery seemed to have the monopoly on coal scales. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB Esk Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 42 minutes ago, Dav and Pen said: Spray them with wd40 and wipe excess off. I spray it over the wood burner every year when it’s out of use in the spring as advised by the installer and it’s in great condition after 8 years. when we were carrying house coal and bagging it up the weights were 56lbs we couldn’t lift hundredweight sacks out of the boat without serious damage to the back. Avery seemed to have the monopoly on coal scales. David Yes, the name was cast into almost Avery one.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Sam Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 Its a boat, so black paint and then roses all over, its traditional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted November 20, 2018 Report Share Posted November 20, 2018 (edited) Can extreme temp paint Simonize. Bake in oven. Slap of Alkyd varnish over the top. Just done that for the pig iron handle on the stove. Edited November 20, 2018 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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