RUSTINS Red Oxide Metal Primer 500ml

I've always used the Rustins grey solvent-based primer for metal which is very good, but no longer available so had to buy this water-based version. Also, I preferred grey but that wasn't available in 500ml so had to buy red.So, not expecting much from a water-based product which was a dark colour (top coat was white satin Rustins radiator enamel) I primed the bare metal parts of the radiators. Wow! It really sticks to the bare metal with no thin patches, just a solid red coverage. I accidentally got some on white uPVC and by the time I got to the kitchen and back for a wet cloth, it had attached itself really well to that as well and I had to rub hard to get it off the uPVC.One thing that others have noted, if the can has been stood for a while the paint will separate, with watery liquid on top and almost solid paint at the bottom. After 3 minutes of stirring it was still not fully mixed so I used one blade of the food mixer on a slow speed and soon it was completely mixed. I quickly rinsed the mixer blade and no-one was any wiser :-)Next day I painted the radiators with Rustins white satin radiator enamel (also water-based) and despite my worry that the red would show through the white top coat, it covered really well after the first coat and after two coats (in the same day, a benefit of water-based paint!) the radiators are looking perfectly white.I also used it to prime the old copper pipes that feed the radiators and again it just hugs the pipes and gives a really nice solid primed surface. Wonderful paint!

Easy to apply and seems to dry really hard.

Good price and productMy only concern was the difficulty stirring the paint initially- the paint was a mixture of very watery paint and a thick viscous liquid that was difficult to mix. After the first coat the tin was reduced in volume and easier to mix leading to a far better product.Maybe I was unlucky?

I used this red oxide primer on my old MGB in 1984 and it is still giving protection 40 years later!Ive bought this as a decent primer for the next 40 years.

This paint was a good price. I just made some metal gates and wanted to protect them. This paint did a great job. It was easy to apply and covered really well. I was very happy with the results.

Did the job well

Being water based dries very quickly although you need to re coat to get a good covering

Great quality