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Posted by Dan on May 17, 2006, 8:02 pm
I have a design in mind for some shelves using black gas pipe & fittings
as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
stick to.
TIA
Dan
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 17, 2006, 8:10 pm
> I have a design in mind for some shelves using black gas pipe & fittings
> as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
> shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
> stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
> go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
> I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
> stick to.
Hardest part is cleaning the pipe. It often has a lot of oil on it from
handling when threaded. Can be painted though, any good enamel will do.
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Posted by Dan on May 17, 2006, 8:13 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> I have a design in mind for some shelves using black gas pipe & fittings
>> as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
>> shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
>> stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
>> go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
>> I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
>> stick to.
>
> Hardest part is cleaning the pipe. It often has a lot of oil on it from
> handling when threaded. Can be painted though, any good enamel will do.
>
>
Ed-Thanks for the quick reply. I see what you mean about the oil. What
would you suggest to clean it, lacquer thinner?
Dan
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Posted by PipeDown on May 17, 2006, 8:43 pm
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>> I have a design in mind for some shelves using black gas pipe & fittings
>>> as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
>>> shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
>>> stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
>>> go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
>>> I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
>>> stick to.
>> Hardest part is cleaning the pipe. It often has a lot of oil on it from
>> handling when threaded. Can be painted though, any good enamel will do.
> Ed-Thanks for the quick reply. I see what you mean about the oil. What
> would you suggest to clean it, lacquer thinner?
> Dan
Denatured alcohol or electronic grade isopropyl (not rubbing alcohol) or
methanol. I clean just about everything metal with alcohol before painting.
If there is a lot of oil, water and soap first will get most of it, then
rinse with alcohol and dry immediately with a torch to prevent rust.
Paint will stick to galvanized just fine, the surface will be more textured
though. A primer with either kind of pipe wouldn't hurt. Galvanized will
still give superior rust resistance even compared to painted black pipe.
A can of spray paint and a tarp should be all you need for setup
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Posted by Dan on May 17, 2006, 9:09 pm
PipeDown wrote:
>> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> I have a design in mind for some shelves using black gas pipe & fittings
>>>> as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
>>>> shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
>>>> stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
>>>> go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
>>>> I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
>>>> stick to.
>>> Hardest part is cleaning the pipe. It often has a lot of oil on it from
>>> handling when threaded. Can be painted though, any good enamel will do.
>> Ed-Thanks for the quick reply. I see what you mean about the oil. What
>> would you suggest to clean it, lacquer thinner?
>> Dan
>
> Denatured alcohol or electronic grade isopropyl (not rubbing alcohol) or
> methanol. I clean just about everything metal with alcohol before painting.
> If there is a lot of oil, water and soap first will get most of it, then
> rinse with alcohol and dry immediately with a torch to prevent rust.
>
> Paint will stick to galvanized just fine, the surface will be more textured
> though. A primer with either kind of pipe wouldn't hurt. Galvanized will
> still give superior rust resistance even compared to painted black pipe.
>
> A can of spray paint and a tarp should be all you need for setup
>
>
>
>
>
Thanks for the great reply. Denatured alcohol it is. I don't know
why I was thinking paint wouldn't stick to galvanized. If anything, the
slightly "pebbly" surface would be a good look with the gloss white.
believe it or not, these are going in the living room ;-0
Dan
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> as the frame (basically the pipe with floor flanges attached to wooden
> shelves). I'd like to paint them a gloss white. Anyone know if this
> stuff will accept paint w/o a major PITA prep? Alternatively, I could
> go with the galvanized, a bit more $$$ but not enough to worry about.
> I'm guessing though the galvanized would be even harder to get paint to
> stick to.