Hi George,

I am using smooth finish hammerite and rusteleum. I've used hammerite on tons of things and love it. However, for some reason, this time, it's not drying hard, and it actually is problematic. The rustoleum is doing well. I've picked blue, white and some gray for the bike. The horizontal bars are white, the vertical bars are blue, the rear triangle is a fade, and the lugs are grey. It looks great up until about 1 foot away. But it was fun to play with and come up with the scheme and do the work. It cost a few pennies (paint stripper, primer, two cans paint, and model paint for the lugs), and really, for about 130 more I could have gotten a pro paint job that looked better.. but the bike is gonna be my fun bike and I'm not all that image aware anyway.

I'm not sure what went wrong with the hammerite, probably a bad application. Usually it's the best spray paint you can find. Takes for ever to harden up though...