Tips on painting Soda/ Beer can siding!
I was thinking on using Rustolium Red primer first , then follow up with a red top coat.
Will be used as rooffing!!!
Any one have any siding they’ve have done this to?
Thanks
Sean
I’ve been doing and learning the same.
The first thing is to put the cans with the outside of the can out and paint that. Don’t try to paint that nice shiny inside. There’s some kind of coating on the inside of the cans that doesn’t like paint.
Ray, that great modeler, cliff builder, etc.,in San Diego turned me onto a great product from Rustoleum that works nicely for what you are doing. It is a coating that you’ll probably find in the roofing section that is made for metal roofing. It works great
Are you using one of those tools from Michael’s that makes corrugated paper? They work fine but be sure to run the can through about five times.
Any other thoughts?
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If the aluminum is clean of grease and oil, etc, you can use a zinc chromate primer on it with good results. Then your topcoat.
I need to paint a few aluminum roofs on some of my buildings. But I haven’t looked for spray cans of zinc Chromate yet. Prolly isn’t available. We use to use it by the gallons in our paint shop on aluminum.
Mount the crimper in a hand vise with two small blocks of wood between the top of the vise and the crimper roller to elevate it. Mounting the crimper handle in the vise will give you consistent pressure. With thicker aluminum (not soda cans) you may have put a little hand pressure in the middle of the crimping rollers so the middle crimps well.
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What is the look you are shooting for Sean? I put a couple of coats of regular Rustoleum on my station roof. It has held up well -
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the mine tipple just got a a few shots of red primer for the rusty look -
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If you want really rusty, Dick Weatherby uses the 2 step Iron It/Rust It on his buildings -
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-Brian
With or without removing all the fur first? Sorry,
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Brian Donovan said:
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-Brian
I was thinking of this roof on a covered bridge! Thanks Brain !! Sean
I use a propane torch and lightly pass it over the surface of the corregated aluminum can sheets. You can see the change in color as the heat hits the surface. Then I just use red rustoleum primer to paint it. I have had no problems with paint peeling. I think the heat burns off any contaminants on the surface of the aluminum. Just be careful and not keep the torch in one place too long. The thin aluminum tends to twist up and can even melt.
Big John
Yep, the torch will burn the paper thin aluminuminum.
Paint it, if it peels call it weathering.