Hammered paint in a rattle can

[coolford]

This flex Craftsman =v= socket set was nice and in the proper box, but it was rusty and painted maroon.  I bead blasted it and then painted it with Rustoleum which was hammered.  First time I used hammered paint.

[Ken W.]

I like the hammered paint finish. I've painted a few vises with it and it tends to hide imperfections.

[lptools]

Hey Coolford. Nice set of =V= Sockets, and a great job on the cleaning & paint job!!! Regards, Lou

[amecks]

Looks great!  Plus one on hiding imperfections.  I painted a Craftsman hip roof last year with gray hammertone.  It's a box I've been using since 1974.   I stripped the paint, banged out the dents (many) and treated it with rust converter.  The hammertone does a good job - gives an industrial look finish.
Here's another box I painted last year.  This is my work box in case I have go out on a service call.

[coolford]

I'm impressed, with the job the hammered paint does covering the imperfections.  Good job on the larger box.

[amecks]

The larger box in the picture had a few dings that I hammered out, but I could not remove that warp in the front of the lid.  It looks better in person than in the photo.

I used a silver Sharpie marker to touch up the plating.  I use the Sharpie on my 50 year old motorcycles also.  Another great touch up for plating is RubNBuff silver.  It's a wax product that can be applied with your finger, a Qtip or thinned and brushed on.  Applied on cadmium plated bolts its hard to tell its there.

[Bill Houghton]

Nice jobs.

I do wonder how they fit the hammer in the can 

[papadan]

Nice jobs.

I do wonder how they fit the hammer in the can 

They just use a cast iron mixing ball for shaking it up. The ball puts little dents in the paint while it is still in the can. :-)

[Plyerman]

<groan>   

[EVILDR235]

That second C-man box is one of my favorite ones. I try to buy every cheap one I can find. I have several that have aluminum lift handles

EvilDr235