gold paint for wrought iron gates

[jmck66]

I have just repainted my black wrought iron gates with black hammerite paint. There is also some gold which I'd like to retouch but I can't find any gold paint which I can use on them. Any suggestions?

[Ethel]

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=13031 5&Referrer=Kelkoo

[heathfield]

If you've completely covered your gate with black, you could have a problem. Note that on the Hammerite can it says to apply a second coat within an hour. That's because not much will stick to a fully dried Hammerite finish, not even more Hammerite. Otherwise, Hammerite do a gold in a smooth and a hammer finish from DIY stores.

[stevie-p]

Yep use hammerite gold paint,that is exactly what i did over my black,with no problems.

[Proforme]

I used to manufacture and fit Wrought Iron Gates, which to be fair, were just steel (not wrought iron) as most are today.
Hammerite is a good paint to use if you are painting them yourself, but the gold tends to come out very mustardy yellow. A good tip is to mix a bit of your black hammered with thinners to make it very thin, and then add this to your gold until you get a nice authentic antique gold colour.

http://www.proforge.com