Paint touch-up for steel cycle store

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Graham
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Paint touch-up for steel cycle store

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It is a galvanised steel cycle store.

It has a small area of paint damage on the top. As the years go by the adjacent paint edges are beginning to lift.

I have sanded down to smooth the edges,

Primer? Humbrol? Hammerite?
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I think I have answered this myself.

Hammerite "direct to galvanised metal" paint.

Hoping that it will form an effective bond with the adjacent feathered paint.
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Pretty sure you can buy a "Galvanising" paint that might be a better cosmetic match than Hammerite.
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Screwfix do a rattle can of the stuff. Ideal for patching I would think
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I used to apply this stuff commercially, it does what it says on the tin. http://www.zinga-uk.com/
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I bought this last week, but haven't tried it yet
Only 500ml, but weighs and impressive 1573g!
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I'm not sure a zinc-rich paint is the correct paint to adhere to galvanising. It used to be a horrible yellow/buff paint called calcium plumbate (can't get it now, I guess because of the lead). It may still be available for industry (I think they use it on pylons), the modern 'equivalent' is etch primer I think.
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