It's not a car but I'm sure people here will know. I have a large copper lamp that is very beaten up. I want to paint it black. What do I fill the hollows with before painting? It looks a bit like this but is much more beaten up. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/396624695.jpg
I have bog with hardener, but I find that's hard to spread flat. I also have Selleys Permafilla. I don't know if that will last OK in the weather.
joanie32,
Jul 20, 7:04pm
Careful, they are actually worth good coin. If you don't think you can do it properly.
trade4us2,
Jul 20, 7:14pm
The lamp has been altered from the original, with steel rods that have rusted away. I have replaced all the steel with copper rods, and replaced all the copper clips that hold the glass in. I usually do a fine job of metalwork, but have not done a lamp before.
Yes something like that looks good. The guys at work may have something, since it's their job to paint things.
kazbanz,
Jul 21, 7:27am
If it genuinely is made of copper then I wouldn't be bogging it at all. Copper is a lovely material to work with so I would be taking the lamp to bits and massage it back into shape. Use lots of smaller/lighter taps with the hammer and you will be amazed at the results.
It's had years of painting and alterations. I have removed all the rusty steel and soldered it back together with the aid of a wooden jig to hold it in the right shape. It would be quite a job to polish all that but I could try. If I polish it then someone will probably steal it and melt it down. There are half a dozen other lamps that are painted black and are not copper.
lookoutas,
Jul 21, 5:08pm
Just use the bog you've got. Don't try and spread it flat - put it on a bit proud and sand it flat.
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